PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — The Pierre City Commission is looking to amend a city ordinance to allow merchant security officers the ability to carry a firearm. Police Chief Jason Jones says the change is being brought to the Commission after the permit-less concealed carry firearms law took effect July 1. “So we would…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Tampa pastor held a suspected intruder at gunpoint while he waited for police to arrive, authorities said. Police said the Miguel Otero-Rivera set off the alarm system at the Seminole Heights Baptist Church shortly before 1 a.m Rivera had allegedly broke through a window, then broke several other windows and…
SEATTLE, Wash. (KOIN) — The controversial new gun reform bill recently passed in Washington state may have a loophole. Initiative 1639 requires secure gun storage and enhanced background checks. It also bars anyone under the age of 21 from buying a semi-automatic rifle. But what exactly a semi-automatic rifle is is another matter. Tiffany Teasdale works at…
The announcement Saturday that Oliver North is stepping down as president of the National Rifle Association – following news that the New York attorney general is investigating the group’s tax-exempt status – has sparked overwrought media speculation that the NRA is in danger of shutting down. It’s not. Try as they might, those on the left cannot…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A woman cleaning her house shot and killed a man who broke in Tuesday afternoon, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. Deputies responded to the shooting in the 9200 block of Rockcliff in north Harris County around 3 p.m. The female homeowner told investigators she was doing some housework when…
California has among the most stringent gun laws in the country and on Monday a far-reaching new initiative to curb violence will require background checks for every ammunition purchase. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other proponents said it will save lives but opponents are suing in hopes of eventually undoing a law they said will mostly…
Starting Thursday, anyone who can legally possess a gun in Kentucky can carry it around under a coat, in a purse or hidden in a hip holster — no permit required. Senate Bill 150, which was signed into law on March 11 and takes effect June 27, eliminates the six-hour gun-safety training course, background check and…
Contrary to the rhetoric of many gun control advocates, the Second Amendment’s protection of the individual right to keep and bear arms is not a malevolent, outdated barricade to peace that must be demolished or diminished in the name of public safety. Rather, the Second Amendment is a fundamental part of the nation’s scheme of…
It might be cliche to say that when seconds count, police are minutes away, but quite often it’s true. It was especially true for a Tampa Bay mother who had to wait 26 minutes for police arrive after dialing 911. A little before 1 a.m., the woman saw a suspicious person on her property, according…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law Thursday that removes the cap on the number of teachers who can become armed marshals in schools. This bill, along with others intended to promote school safety, came in response to the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting that left eight students and two teachers dead…
