STANTON — Police say that a 79-year-old Stanton man thwarted a would-be robber after pulling out his concealed firearm. Andrew Yanez, 24, has been charged and arrested for Attempted Robbery and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. According to the Stanton Police Department, the elderly man was leaving a convenience store Friday afternoon when he…
There is no such thing as an “illegal knife” in Texas. Dirks and daggers, stilettos and poniards, even machetes and swords can now legally be carried just about anywhere — even “down Congress Avenue,” said state Rep. John Frullo, R-Lubbock, the author of House Bill 1935, the law that made it so beginning Sept. 1….
Georgia’s new law allowing concealed handguns to be carried on college campuses has been in effect for a little over two months now, but has had little to no impact on the population at Georgia College according to the school’s Chief of Public Safety Don Challis. House Bill 280 was signed into law by Gov….
The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has ordered its national guard to seize guns, ammunition and other weapons from its citizens as the territory prepares for Hurricane Irma to make landfall. Gov. Kenneth Mapp, an Independent, signed an executive order Tuesday instructing Adjutant General Deborah Howell “to take whatever actions she considers necessary” to…
*This feature appears in the September ‘17 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association. “In ordering the nation’s federal prosecutors to enforce tough existing laws to swiftly remove armed violent criminal predators from society, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ended the shameful eight-year legacy of…
“Gun enthusiasts are trying to pack a legislative committee meeting Thursday to protest a recent fee increase for concealed firearms permits in Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council and National Rifle Association are mobilizing supporters to speak against the $20 increase at the Administrative Rules Review Committee meeting at the state Capitol. The meeting begins…
“The Newcomerstown Public Library Board of Trustees approved a Possession of Weapons policy change and all documentation addressing the possession of weapons during a special meeting Wednesday at the library. The vote allows certain individuals with permission from the board of trustees to carry a concealed weapon while on library grounds in order to address…
“On a rainy afternoon in June, Mary Ann Krivda pulled her four-door sedan into a St. Petersburg, Florida parking lot. Krivda, who began driving for the ride-sharing service Uber four months ago, saw her passenger, an elderly woman with a walker, standing under a tree. Krivda, 53, stepped out of the car to help the…
Conroe’s chief of police was asked to leave the Texas Ear Nose and Throat Specialists office in The Woodlands Tuesday afternoon because he was carrying his firearm. Chief Philip Dupuis told The Courier he was wearing his badge on his belt in plain view next to his handgun, as well as his Conroe PD identification…
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New gun legislation pending on Capitol Hill has some law enforcement authorities worried. The proposed measure is about whether you can carry a loaded, concealed weapon across state lines, and it’s triggered an explosive political debate, especially in New York. As CBS2’s Dick Brennan reported, in the fight over the right…
