firearms

National

Texas attorney general threatens lawsuit over the State Fair banning guns

1:15am August 15, 2024

The State Fair of Texas is laying down a new rule before millions of visitors flock through the gates: No guns allowed. The state's attorney general threatened to sue unless the fair reversed course.

Hiram H. Ward Federal Building in Winston-Salem

Crime

City of High Point employee pleads guilty to federal weapons charge

9:02pm June 18, 2024

by April Laissle

An employee for the City of High Point has been convicted on federal weapons charges.

Davidson County Commissioners chair charged with assault

6:09pm June 10, 2024

by FOX8 WGHP

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A father helps his son steady a firearm at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention on May 28, 2022, in Houston, Texas. Exposing children to guns comes with risks, but some firearms enthusiasts say they'd prefer to train kids to use guns responsibly.

National

Amid concerns about kids and guns, some say training is the answer

5:12am April 18, 2024

by Martin Kaste

The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years. Keeping guns out of reach is one way to curb the trend — others argue to teach kids to handle guns responsibly.

'We don't want to be first place.' Wyoming tries to address high gun suicide rates

5:32am January 23, 2024

by Kirk Siegler

For years, Wyoming has had one of the highest suicide rates and one of the highest gun ownership rates in the United States. But until recently, it was taboo to draw a link between those two things.

A Transportation Security Administration worker screens luggage at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Sept. 26, 2017. The TSA says it found a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints last year.

National

TSA found record number of firearms at airport checkpoints in 2023. Most were loaded

1:51pm January 11, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

The number of firearms found at airport security checkpoints has reached an all-time high. Agency officials said the No. 1 reason passengers give is that they forgot they were carrying them.

Politics & Government

State launches safe firearms storage campaign

10:05am May 19, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina has launched an initiative to raise awareness about safe firearm storage.

Travelers arrive for flights at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Dec. 16.

National

The TSA found a record number of guns in carry-on bags this year

4:07pm December 18, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

The TSA found 6,301 firearms in carry-on bags, most of which were loaded, in 2022.

A visitor holds a weapon during the Shot Fair Brasil, an arms exhibition held at the Expoville Conventions and Exhibitions Center in Joinville, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, on Aug. 5.

World News

Brazil's firearm ownership booms, and gun laws loosen, under President Bolsonaro

5:10pm August 13, 2022

by John Otis

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has issued more than a dozen decrees in favor of Brazilians' right to bear arms. Sales have spiked and gun shops and shooting ranges have opened up all over Brazil.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with government officials and gun control advocates, speaks at a news conference on May 30 about firearm-control legislation that was tabled in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

World News

As gun violence rises in Canada, weapons from the U.S. complicate gun control efforts

7:00am July 09, 2022

by Emma Jacobs

A bill before Canada's Parliament aims to stop the spread of handguns — but one of the most difficult challenges for Canada is the guns being smuggled over the border from the U.S.

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