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Jets' Goodson facing drug, weapons charges

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:56:19 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is facing drug and weapons charges after he was found in a car with an acquaintance early Friday morning on Interstate 80 in New Jersey.

Former W. Pa. pharmacist gets 15-year sentence

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:53:47 -0400

PITTSBURGH - A judge has sentenced a former Pittsburgh pharmacist to over 15 years in prison for illegally possessing a shotgun.

Omaha police to hold gun amnesty event next week

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:45:33 -0400

OMAHA, Nebraska - The Omaha Police Department will hold another Gun Amnesty Day to collect unwanted or illegal guns and ammunition.

Illinois inmate gets 2 more years on weapons count

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:40:14 -0400

BENTON, Illinois - A federal prison inmate already serving a 17-year sentence on Missouri drug and gun charges has been ordered to spend two more years behind bars for having a weapon in a southern Illinois lockup.

Illegal firearms suspect pleads guilty to 1 count

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:07:25 -0400

HOUMA, Louisiana - A Houma man has pleaded guilty in federal court to receiving and having an unregistered firearm.

Advocacy group, Newtown families criticize Ayotte

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:24:28 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - Two men who lost relatives in last year's shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school urged New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Thursday to change her position on a gun control measure that would expand background checks.

Ex-W.Va. teacher gets probation for guns sales

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:35:14 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - A longtime educator from West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle will spend three years on probation and pay a $6,000 fine for illegally selling weapons to a convicted felon from the back of his vehicle.

Chicago man accused of possessing guns, drugs

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:17:04 -0400

CHICAGO - Chicago police say a man faces gun and drug charges after officers responding to a reported domestic disturbance at a home seized several assault weapons, ammunition and marijuana.

Closer Look: Ill. last holdout on concealed guns

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:08:49 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - The courts, the Capitol and the clock are complicating a debate over how to end the prohibition on carrying concealed firearms in Illinois.

3 men sentenced for illegal gun sales

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:32:49 -0400

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee - Three men convicted of illegally selling guns were sentenced in federal court in Chattanooga on Thursday.

Former Chicago alderman arrested on weapons charge

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:07:53 -0400

CHICAGO - A former Chicago alderman has been arrested on charges she approached police officers outside a neighborhood district headquarters with a loaded gun.

2 arrested, accused of illegal alligator hunting

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:27:12 -0400

GONZALES, Louisiana - Two men arrested for allegedly trespassing on Alligator Bayou Swamp Tours property in Ascension Parish also were cited on an array of alligator hunting violations.

Cook County seizes more than 80 illegal guns

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:44:05 -0400

CHICAGO - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says an effort to take illegal guns off the street has resulted in the seizure of 83 guns in the last seven weeks.

Family of slain Chicago cop sues Miss. gun shop

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:38:20 -0400

CHICAGO - The parents of an off-duty Chicago police officer who was shot to death three years ago shortly after returning from Iraq announced a federal lawsuit Wednesday against a Mississippi gun shop, saying it was the origin of the weapon a gang member used in the killing.

SD man sentenced to possessing firearm as felon

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:42:35 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - A Mitchell man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for possessing a firearm while a felon.

Stockton police, ATF nab 55 suspects in operation

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:09:08 -0400

STOCKTON, California - Law enforcement officials say that dozens of violent criminals and guns have been taken off the streets of Stockton and Modesto as part of an ongoing crackdown by undercover federal officials and local police.

Conn. man held on threatening governor, gun charge

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:18:05 -0400

BARKHAMSTED, Connecticut - A man charged with threatening Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and illegally possessing an assault rifle has been arraigned on charges of threatening and illegal possession of an assault weapon.

Auditor investigates Iowa sheriff's weapons swap

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:28:21 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - State auditors are investigating a southwest Iowa county sheriff's office that swapped more than 100 seized weapons to a firearms dealer in exchange for gun parts.