Brandt WilliamsFour of the five people indicted in U.S. District Court earlier this year in an alleged gun straw purchasing conspiracy have pleaded guilty. Last week, Keniko Bland, 20, pleaded guilty to illegally receiving a firearm. And earlier this month, Diontre Hill, 21, and Raheem Watkins, 21, both pleaded guilty to charges of being felons in Read more →
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More than a month after he was acquitted of a terrorist threats charge, Kevin Lavern Briggs, 56, says he finally got his gun and his permit back. Briggs was ordered to surrender his Kel-tec 9mm pistol and his permit to carry last year, after he was charged in connection with an incident which occurred on Read more →
Laura McCallumMan shot by ex-girlfriend’s dad acquitted Read more →
A judge delivers a lesson to a young father guilty of theft. Read more →
In the wee hours of the morning on Feb. 3, Amos McGhee, 56, was roused from a deep sleep by his 21-year-old daughter Amy who came into his room crying and screaming. McGhee said it sounded like his daughter’s abusive boyfriend was in the house. So he got dressed, grabbed a loaded .22 caliber pistol Read more →
Dan Olson
People who seek political asylum in this country must show they face persecution or even death in their homeland because of religious, political or ethnic differences with the government there. Read more →