AR-15

Testimony at the trial of the Parkland school shooter shows that chaos reigned in the home he shared with his widowed mother and brother.

A man who fired a nail gun at the FBI building in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday before fleeing on an interstate was killed in the ensuing standoff.

When schools in one North Carolina county reopen later this month, new security measures will include stocking AR-15 rifles for school resource officers to use in the event of an active shooter. School officials and Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood have placed one semiautomatic rifle in each of the county’s six schools. Each of the guns will be locked inside...

A U.S. House investigation has found that gun manufacturers have taken in more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade.

ulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin revealed Thursday that the man who opened fire at a medical center purchased an AR-style semiautomatic rifle just hours before fatally shooting four people including a doctor who recently treated him.

Police in Charleston, West Virginia say that a woman’s actions may have prevented a mass casualty event following an altercation about speeding through a neighborhood.

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI but then received a pardon, suggested earlier this month he would use a gifted AR-15 rifle to shoot someone in Washington, D.C. In a video posted on Twitter, Flynn is seen on stage with a group of people. A man also standing on stage explained...

Teenagers are accused of breaking into an apartment in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to steal luxury sneakers while armed with an AR-15.

Biden’s executive actions include directing the DOJ to craft a rule addressing the spread of “ghost guns” and publish model red-flag legislation for states.

Nearly three years before a gunman walked into a crowded supermarket with an AR-15 style weapon and killed 10 people, the city of Boulder, Colorado, banned assault weapons in hopes of preventing a mass shooting

A man with an AR-15 rifle and two others robbed a Papa John’s in Maryland in what appears to have been part of an hours-long crime spree. Surveillance video from Sunday around 2:30 p.m. shows a man walk into the pizza shop on East West Highway in Silver Spring as a lookout. Then two other men walk in behind...

A subtle design feature of the AR-15 rifle has raised a technical legal question that is derailing criminal cases tied to one of America’s most popular weapons. At issue is whether a key piece of the AR-15 satisfies the definition of a gun that prosecutors have long relied on. That definition is critical in pursuit of people who are charged...

Background checks on gun purchases in the U.S. are climbing toward a record high this year. The firearms industry says people are rushing to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates’ calls for tighter restrictions. By the end of November, more than 25.4 million background checks – generally seen as a strong indicator of gun sales – had...

The gun used in a shooting at Saugus High School that left three students dead and three others injured was a kit gun, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a tweet Thursday.

A pregnant woman in Florida defended her home with a legally-owned rifle, killing one invader and causing the other to flee the property.

A pregnant woman in Florida defended her home with a legally-owned rifle, killing one invader and causing the other to flee the property.

A man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested in a plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue, federal officials said Monday. The co-conspirators in the plot turned out to be undercover agents, who arrested the man shortly before he planned to bomb the synagogue early Sunday morning, according to court documents.

A man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested in a plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue, federal officials said Monday. The co-conspirators in the plot turned out to be undercover agents, who arrested the man shortly before he planned to bomb the synagogue early Saturday morning, according to court documents.

A pregnant woman defended her home in Lithia, Florida, with a legally-owned semi-automatic rifle when two invaders broke in and began attacking her husband.

Bruce Sartwell was taken into custody at his home in East Bridgewater Wednesday morning. The 48-year-old, who goes by the nickname Monster, is the regional president of the Brockton/East Bridgewater Chapter of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.