Open carry handguns will soon be legal in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Friday approved carrying handguns openly on the streets of the nation’s second most-populous state, sending the bill to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who...
View ArticleTexas Cop Put on Leave After Video of Arrest Surfaces
A McKinney, Texas, police officer has been put on administrative leave after a video surfaced of him forcing a 14-year-old girl in a bikini to the ground and kneeling on her back and then drawing his...
View ArticleD.C. can require gun applicants to provide a ‘good reason’ for now
A federal appeals court has ordered a stay of a judge’s ruling in a challenge to the District’s gun laws. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia temporarily blocked a decision made last...
View ArticleGay marriage declared legal across the US in historic supreme court ruling
Same-sex marriages are now legal across the entirety of the United States after a historic supreme court ruling that declared attempts by conservative states to ban them unconstitutional. In what may...
View ArticleStandoff over social media passwords breaks new legal ground
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man used social media to promote his gun store, posting politically charged messages that criticized the president and promoted Second Amendment rights. But after losing...
View ArticleThe Latest: Rick Santorum Favors Curbs on Legal Immigration
The latest on the Republican presidential contenders wooing social conservatives at the annual Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, an event that’s attracting thousands of potential Iowa...
View ArticlePolice: Louisiana Theater Shooter Bought Gun Legally
LAFAYETTE, Lousiana – John Russell “Rusty” Houser methodically shot 11 people in a Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater on Thursday night using a handgun he legally purchased from an Alabama pawn shop,...
View ArticlePolice chiefs discuss solutions to crime surge
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View ArticlePolice chief blames immigration, crime policies in murder of California woman
(CNN)When a California woman died after an undocumented immigrant and another man allegedly sexually assaulted her and beat her with a hammer, a police chief wasted little time blaming top officials...
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View ArticleSupporters of Jailed Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Rally to Her Defense
About 200 supporters of a Kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to hand out marriage licenses to gay couples rallied and prayed Saturday as she faced a third day behind bars. Some in the crowd —...
View ArticleArkansas schedules first executions in 10 years but expects legal challenge
Arkansas will resume lethal injections after a 10-year gap starting next month with a double execution, Governor Asa Hutchinson said on Wednesday as he announced execution dates for eight death-row...
View ArticleTexas Cop Put on Leave After Video of Arrest Surfaces
A McKinney, Texas, police officer has been put on administrative leave after a video surfaced of him forcing a 14-year-old girl in a bikini to the ground and kneeling on her back and then drawing his...
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View ArticleTexas Cop Put on Leave After Video of Arrest Surfaces
A McKinney, Texas, police officer has been put on administrative leave after a video surfaced of him forcing a 14-year-old girl in a bikini to the ground and kneeling on her back and then drawing his...
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