gunmen

Lebanese troops clash with gunmen; 3 killed

111 days ago

A Lebanese police official says at least three people have been killed and 10 others wounded in clashes between the army and gunmen in a northeastern town near the border with Syria.

John Paul II's gunman says Iran behind '81 attempt

111 days ago

The Turkish gunman who shot Pope John Paul II has changed his story once again, saying in a new autobiography that Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini personally told him to kill the pope.

SC man pleads guilty to illegal gun sales in NC

112 days ago

Court records showed Beas admitted selling high-powered weapons at gun shows in the Carolinas and Georgia, including parts for .50-caliber sniper rifles capable of piercing an inch of steel armor.

Top senator: Close gun background check loopholes

113 days ago

By law, anyone buying a gun from a licensed dealer must have a background check, with convicted criminals and people with mental problems barred from purchases.

Belafonte: Blacks should participate in gun debate

113 days ago

Belafonte told The Associated Press that the current discussion arising out of the Connecticut school massacre in December often ignores decades of urban gun violence.

Suspect kills self after stealing NHP cruiser, gun

113 days ago

Authorities said the man got out of the wrecked vehicle and started shooting the trooper's gun in the air before shooting himself several times in the roadway, NHP said.

Trustees, gun advocates debate letting teachers carry

114 days ago

He said a statement from McElwee that there is no such thing as absolute security and that even armed resource officers could have their guns taken away in an attack simply made his case for him.

Don't mess with Texans' gun rights, GOP officials declare

117 days ago

Williams said he's opposed "to the president's unnecessary and unwise executive orders on gun ownership as well as his plans to seek other [legislative] restrictions in Congress.

Texas man walks into sheriff's office toting gun

122 days ago

Officials say a Lufkin man was arrested after walking into the sheriff's office lobby in Angelina County with a gun and screaming at dispatchers.

Bloomberg urges mayors to press Congress on guns

124 days ago

Bloomberg says in a speech to the U.S. Conference of Mayors that mayors remain on the front lines and deal with gun violence on a daily basis, often comforting families of shooting victims.

Time is right for the debate on guns, including in the halls of Congress

125 days ago

The debate must now move to the halls of Congress, where many are poised to oppose any changes in current gun laws.

Obama gun proposal outrages some Texans, pleases others

126 days ago

The ads, which pop up on The New York Times' website and others, are in response to new gun laws in New York that, among other things, expand a ban on assault weapons.

Police: Gun used to kill 3 in Ky. bought same day

126 days ago

A gunman enraged by a domestic dispute bought a gun and fatally shot his former girlfriend, her uncle and her cousin in the parking lot of a small southeastern Kentucky college, police said...

Court: Vet can't get gun after old conviction

131 days ago

A federal appeals court says a Maryland veteran can't own a gun because of a misdemeanor assault conviction more than four decades ago.

Texas student accused of making gun threat

132 days ago

A suburban Houston middle school student has been arrested after being accused of threatening to bring a gun to school.