http://www.mail.com/subjects/16454-illegal-weapons.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/16454-illegal-weapons.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098276-ig-ex-us-attorney-retaliated-fast-furious.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Attorney in Arizona violated Justice Department policy by providing Fox News with information apparently aimed at undercutting the credibility of a federal agent who helped reveal the botched arms-trafficking probe called Operation Fast and Furious, the Justice Department's inspector general said Monday. There was substantial ev... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:55:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098276-ig-ex-us-attorney-retaliated-fast-furious.html 2013-05-20T21:55:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2093724-jets-goodson-facing-drug-weapons-charges.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — 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. According to state police, Goodson was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Garant Evans of Roselle. After receiving a 911 call from a tow-truck drive... Sat, 18 May 2013 00:56:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2093724-jets-goodson-facing-drug-weapons-charges.html 2013-05-18T00:56:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2083818-police-man-19-sought-no-parade-shootings.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police and federal authorities were searching early Tuesday for a young man who is suspected of opening fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, wounding 19. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas identified the suspect late Monday as Akein Scott, 19, of New Orleans. Referring to blurry surveillance camera images of the mas... Tue, 14 May 2013 12:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2083818-police-man-19-sought-no-parade-shootings.html 2013-05-14T12:39:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082572-police-suspect-orleans-mass-shooting.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police late Monday identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, saying several people had identified him as the gunman captured by surveillance camera videos. Superintendent Ronal Serpas said officers were looking for Akein Scott of New Orleans. He said it was ... Tue, 14 May 2013 05:46:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082572-police-suspect-orleans-mass-shooting.html 2013-05-14T05:46:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015090-gop-senator-would-broaden-gun-checks-records.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative senator is proposing to greatly broaden the background check system for firearms purchasers but require no records of the transactions as the Senate braced for votes on amendments to gun control legislation next week. The plan by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., was one of several proposals Republicans were discussing in preparat... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:57:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015090-gop-senator-would-broaden-gun-checks-records.html 2013-04-12T21:57:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008708-yugoslav-wars-left-population-heavily-armed.html SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The wars from 1991 to 1999 as Yugoslavia broke up took up to 200,000 lives, turned millions into refugees and left much of the region's people traumatized and heavily armed. It was the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II. The millions of weapons that remained in possession of civilians after the fighting hav... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:12:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008708-yugoslav-wars-left-population-heavily-armed.html 2013-04-09T18:12:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1983852-sanjay-dutt-hell-to-prison-ordered.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — Breaking down repeatedly, popular Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt said Thursday he will serve his prison sentence for a 1993 weapons conviction in a case linked to the deadliest terror attack in Indian history. Dutt broke his silence a week after the Supreme Court sentenced him to five years in prison for illegal possession of weapons sup... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:50:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1983852-sanjay-dutt-hell-to-prison-ordered.html 2013-03-28T08:50:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1975806-bloomberg-mayor-group-tout-big-gun-control-push.html NEW YORK (AP) — A new $12 million television ad campaign from Mayors Against Illegal Guns will push senators in key states to back gun control efforts, including comprehensive background checks. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the ad buy Saturday — just days after Senate Democrats touted stronger background checks while acknowledging insuf... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:33:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1975806-bloomberg-mayor-group-tout-big-gun-control-push.html 2013-03-24T02:33:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970984-senate-gun-bill-would-expand-background-checks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include an expansion of federal background checks for firearms buyers, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday in a victory for advocates of gun restrictions. The announcement underscores that Democrats intend to take an aggressive approach in the effort to broaden the checks, c... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:41:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970984-senate-gun-bill-would-expand-background-checks.html 2013-03-22T03:41:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937444-senate-panel-casts-years-votes-gun-curbs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In Congress' first gun votes since the Newtown, Conn., nightmare, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to toughen federal penalties against illegal firearms purchases, even as senators signaled that a deep partisan divide remained over gun curbs. The Democratic-led panel voted 11-7 to impose penalties of up to 25 years for peopl... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:14:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937444-senate-panel-casts-years-votes-gun-curbs.html 2013-03-07T22:14:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1862736-chicago-takes-leading-role-national-gun-debate.html CHICAGO (AP) — They are counting the dead from gunfire again in Chicago, a city awash in weapons despite having one of the strictest gun-control ordinances in the nation. After a year in which Chicago's death toll surpassed 500, the bloodshed has continued in 2013 at a rate of more than one killing a day. It was the city's deadliest January in more than a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1862736-chicago-takes-leading-role-national-gun-debate.html 2013-02-01T20:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857752-sc-man-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-gun-sales-nc.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a case prosecutors say highlights weaknesses in the nation's gun laws, a South Carolina man admitted Wednesday he sold dozens of powerful military-style rifles at gun shows and in a hotel parking lot without any paperwork or background checks. Michael A. Beas of Greer, S.C., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Charlotte to a s... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857752-sc-man-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-gun-sales-nc.html 2013-01-30T22:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1840998-experts-nycs-link-gun-laws-lower-crime.html NEW YORK (AP) — In his nationwide effort for tighter gun control, Mayor Michael Bloomberg attributes historic crime lows in New York to strict gun laws that are strictly enforced. "If we are serious about protecting lives," he wrote in a recent newspaper editorial, "we have to get serious about enforcing our laws." The National Rifle Association has dismi... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1840998-experts-nycs-link-gun-laws-lower-crime.html 2013-01-23T20:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1819930-ny-poised-to-1st-to-pass-post-massacre-gun-bill.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Days after calling for an overhaul of gun control in New York following the Connecticut school shooting, Gov. Andrew Cuomo worked out a tough proposal on gun control with legislative leaders who promised to pass the most restrictive gun law in the nation. The measure passed the Senate 43-18 on the strength of support from Democrats, ma... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1819930-ny-poised-to-1st-to-pass-post-massacre-gun-bill.html 2013-01-15T03:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1808838-gun-dealers-challenge-rifle-reporting-requirement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for two Arizona gun dealers argued Wednesday that the Obama administration in trying to halt the flow of U.S. guns to Mexican drug gangs overstepped its legal authority when it required dealers in Southwestern border states to report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles. Attorney Richard Gardiner told a federal appeal... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1808838-gun-dealers-challenge-rifle-reporting-requirement.html 2013-01-09T17:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807450-officials-talk-guns-hold-buybacks-shootings.html The national gun debate swelled Tuesday as Arizona and the country commemorated the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., two years ago that killed six people and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords injured — an anniversary that came on the heels of the mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school. Here's how some state and local leaders are taking action: __ AR... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807450-officials-talk-guns-hold-buybacks-shootings.html 2013-01-09T05:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761506-fast-furious-gun-buyer-sentenced-to-prison.html PHOENIX (AP) — A man who purchased two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent north of the U.S.-Mexico border was sentenced Wednesday to nearly five years in federal prison. Jaime Avila Jr., 25, received a sentence of 57 months, a penalty on the lower end of federal guidelines, for his acknowledged role in a gun smuggling... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761506-fast-furious-gun-buyer-sentenced-to-prison.html 2012-12-12T18:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1731658-sas-sniper-jailed-gun-possession-wins-appeal.html LONDON (AP) — An elite British sniper jailed for illegally possessing a gun and ammunition won an appeal Thursday to suspend his sentence, after pleading that he forgot about having the gun as a result of a brain injury. Sgt. Danny Nightingale of the Special Air Service admitted illegal possession of the 9mm Glock pistol and more than 300 rounds of ammuni... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1731658-sas-sniper-jailed-gun-possession-wins-appeal.html 2012-11-29T19:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1725028-2-men-sentenced-fast-furious-gun-case.html PHOENIX (AP) — Two men were sentenced Monday for their roles in a gun smuggling ring that was part of the U.S. government's botched Operation Fast and Furious, an investigation that unraveled after illegally purchased weapons turned up at the scene of a fatal Border Patrol agent shooting. Jacob Anthony Montelongo was sentenced in federal court in Phoenix ... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1725028-2-men-sentenced-fast-furious-gun-case.html 2012-11-27T00:34:00Z