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An intruder breached the sensitive air base that is home to Air Force One on Monday, leading one of the base’s residents to open fire. Joint Base Andrews said the incident is now under investigation in a statement posted to Twitter. The base said “a man gained unauthorized access to a JBA housing area” around [...]

U.S. lawmakers are sounding the alarm about challenges facing the U.S. defense industrial base as the war in Ukraine strains weapon supplies. It could take years to replenish certain types of weapons the U.S. has sent to Kyiv, with no easy way to ramp up production quickly. That has policymakers deeply concerned about whether the [...]

A California police officer and father-to-be was shot and killed this week by a convicted felon who was given early release from prison. Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp blamed Governor Gavin Newsom (D) for creating a “warped” criminal justice system. On Tuesday, 24-year-old Officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. was patrolling a Selma, California, neighborhood when [...]

A report from the National Fraternal Order of Police found a 113% increase in the number of police officers shot in the line of duty last month compared to January 2020, the Daily Caller reported. The FOP, an organization of law enforcement officers with more than 364,000 members, recently released a new monthly report on [...]

A 26-year-old off-duty New York City police officer is in critical condition after being shot during an attempted robbery in Brooklyn on Saturday evening, officials said. Around 7 p.m., the off-duty officer was shot near 472 Ruby Street while trying to buy a vehicle from someone he had met online, NYPD Assistant Chief Michael Baldassano [...]

A Florida police chief offered a "logical" warning to would-be crooks last week after yet another homeowner shot a home intruder. "We live in Florida, and more so, we live in Polk County, and most people are armed," Haines City Police Department Chief Greg Goreck said in a Friday press conference, according to Fox News. [...]

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Patrick R. Wyrick dismissed an indictment against Jared Michael Harrison, holding that the statute relied upon to ban gun ownership by marijuana users is “unconstitutionally vague, in violation of the Due Process Clause, and unconstitutionally infringes upon his fundamental right to possess a firearm, in violation of the Second Amendment.” Harrison was [...]

When an armed robber barged into Ranchito #4 Taqueria on Jan. 4, almost every customer froze with fear. But one good Samaritan, an unnamed 46-year-old man, quickly jumped into action to protect everyone from the apparent threat. He used a concealed gun to shoot the robber and returned the stolen cash to the terrified patrons, only to discover that the gun [...]

A lawsuit filed by the McHenry County state’s attorney challenging the constitutionality of Illinois’ ban on “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines has been moved to federal court. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally last month filed a lawsuit in McHenry County Circuit Court against House Bill 5471. Read more...

A Round Lake man who stole tools from a neighbor and was detained after being chased down by the victim has been sentenced to 18 months of periodic imprisonment. Michael J. Schuerr, 42, of Round Lake, was charged in January 2020 with two counts of burglary, a Class 3 felony, and three counts of theft, [...]