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Dozens of Guns, Pounds of Drugs Taken Off NYC Streets in Massive Bust
Dozens of guns and pounds of drugs are off Brooklyn streets after a big bust this morning. Marc Santia reports.
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Man Arrested at JFK Airport With Gun Parts Hidden Inside Peanut Butter Jars
A man trying to pass through security at one of New York’s airport found himself in a sticky situation this week. TSA officials said a Rhode Island man was arrested Thursday at John F. Kennedy International Airport after trying to pass through security with the parts to a semi-automatic handgun. Security officials discovered two jars of Jif peanut butter...
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3 Arrested in Gun Scare at JFK High School in Paterson
Starting Monday, everyone entering Kennedy High School will be subject to a security check following today’s incident which involved guns. Jen Maxfield reports.
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Gun Found During NJ High School Hallway Brawl; 3 Arrested Following Lockdown
School officials in a New Jersey district aren’t taking any chances after a gun scare forced a high school lockdown Friday and led to the arrests of two students. Starting Monday, everyone entering John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson will be subject to a security check. The change in safety protocol comes after a student allegedly brought a...
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Armed Home Invasion Investigated in NJ
Authorities are investigating an armed home invasion in New Jersey. Few details were immediately available about the home invasion on 28th Street in Fair Lawn, which happened in broad daylight — around 9 a.m. — Thursday, prosecutors in Bergen County say. Fair Lawn police officers responded to the home at that time for a report of an armed break-in. Three…
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NJ Woman Found With Loaded Gun in Carry-on Lining at Newark Airport, TSA Says
A New Jersey woman has been arrested on weapons charges after TSA officers at a Newark Airport security checkpoint found a loaded handgun hidden behind the lining of her suitcase as Labor Day weekend travel kicked into high gear over the weekend, authorities say. A TSA spokesperson said Tuesday that the woman, who is from Orange, was going through a…
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Guns Will Be Banned In Times Square Starting Thursday
In two days it’ll be against the law to have a gun in possession in Times Square. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Body Camera Footage Shows NJ Hospital Worker's Secret and Shocking Weapons Cache
After a large weapons cache was found hidden inside a New Jersey hospital employee’s closet, video released Wednesday offers the first look at the weapons stockpile.
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Cache of Weapons Found in Closet at NJ Hospital
Police discovered a cache of weapons in a hospital closet, and the man facing charges for it is the hospital marketing director. Anjali Hemphill reports.
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NJ Hospital Bomb Hoax Leads to Rifle Stockpile in Employee's Unlocked Closet: Cops
Police responding to a bomb threat at a New Jersey hospital discovered a massive weapons cache hidden inside an employee’s unlocked closet that contained more than three dozen firearms, according to police.
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What's in the Bipartisan Gun Bill?
The gun safety legislation makes changes to background checks for young gun buyers and increases funding for mental health programs.
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Could All of New York City Be Designated a Gun Free Zone?
This article was originally published on June 23 at 3:11 p.m. EDT by THE CITY The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday found New York’s restrictive handgun carry permit laws to be unconstitutional, triggering a scramble by state officials to find ways to create “sensitive locations” where handguns will still be prohibited. By a vote of 6 to 3, with the liberal justices dissenting, the court...
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Strong Reaction to Supreme Court Decision on NY Gun Law
Today the U.S. Supreme court struck down New York’s strict rules against carrying concealed weapons in public. Checkey Beckford reports.
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What Comes Next After Supreme Court's Decision on NY Gun Case? Leaders Vow New Limits
State and New York City officials are zeroing in on specifying “sensitive locations” where concealed weapons could be forbidden, including a concept that would essentially extend those zones to the entire metropolis.
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What Changes After Supreme Court Decision in NY Gun Case?
Thursday’s ruling marked the Supreme Court’s first major gun control decision in more than a decade. About a quarter of the entire U.S. population lives in states that are expected to be affected by it. So what changes going forward?
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Supreme Court Rules Against NY Gun Permit Law
The Supreme Court has overturned the New York State gun law that that restricts who can carry a firearm in public in a 6-3 decision
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3 NJ 14-Year-Olds Caught With Guns in Separate Arrests: Cops
Three New Jersey teens were arrested in two separate incidents after they were caught with handguns earlier this week, with one of the teens also found with heroin, police said.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Says He Supports Framework Deal on Guns
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday that he is “comfortable” with the contours of a bipartisan deal on gun legislation and will back it if the measure “ends up reflecting what the framework indicates.” “I’m comfortable with the framework and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I’ll be supporting” it, McConnell said. The powerful Republican’s...
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Mother Charged After Florida 2-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Father Inside Home
A 2-year old boy fatally shot his father in an accident after finding a gun, and the boy’s mother is now facing criminal charges, authorities in Florida said Monday
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12-Year-Old Student Brings Loaded Handgun to NJ School: Police
Police in New Jersey said a 12-year-old student brought a loaded handgun to school Tuesday morning.