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Transportation Security Administration officers made an unusual discovery at Boston Logan International Airport this week — a glass replica of a firearm.

An 8-year-old boy vacationing in New Hampshire recently stumbled across a gun while swimming in a lake in Alton, according to police. The boy, named Jackson, was exploring the lake bottom Tuesday when he spotted a “glimmer of metal” on the lake bed and swam down to grab it, only to find it was a gun. Alton police said Jackson...

Transportation Security Administration officials at Boston’s Logan Airport say two more loaded handguns were found at checkpoints over the weekend. The guns found on Sunday mark the fifth and sixth ones found by officers so far this year. Authorities said an Arizona man was stopped with a 9 mm handgun that was loaded with six bullets and a New Hampshire...

A Boston man is being held without bail after police say he broke into his 19-year-old girlfriend’s Woburn home, assaulted her and fired a gun while her newborn baby, mother and grandmother were inside. Andrew Neal, 43, of Hyde Park, was arraigned Friday in Woburn District Court on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, discharging a weapon within 500...

You might have heard the story by now: That Marsai Martin pitched “Little,” a modern spin on “Big,” to Universal Pictures at age 10. It’s true, she did, but that precocious move was preceded by another, more impressive act of rebellion and a pivotal moment in putting her on the path to becoming the youngest executive producer ever: She fired...

A Massachusetts man was detained Sunday after TSA officials said he brought a loaded gun to a  security checkpoint at Logan Airport.

A Massachusetts man was detained at Boston’s Logan Airport Sunday for having a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag. Transportation Security Administration officials said the Weymouth man was carrying a .22 caliber handgun loaded with 10 bullets including one in the chamber when he arrived at the security checkpoint. TSA officers, who spotted the gun in the X-ray machine, contacted...

The New Hampshire House approved several bills Tuesday aimed at tightening the rules on gun purchases in the state, a dramatic shift in a state known to have some of the least restrictive laws in the country. Supporters in the Democratically-controlled body voted 199-147 in favor of a bill that would mandate a seven-day waiting period on gun sales. The...

Police are investigating a shooting in Rhode Island that left a man suffering from a minor injury from a bullet that grazed his head. Pawtucket police say they received a call about at 10:50 p.m. Saturday about possible gunshots.

After hours of negotiating with a man who barricaded himself in a Reading, Massachusetts home, police were able to arrest the suspect on several firearm charges. Jeffrey Logan, 38, was arrested early Wednesday for allegedly firing a shot into the air. Authorities were notified of the gunshot at about 11:45 p.m. by a victim who reported the incident at an...

Two men were arrested for allegedly leading Massachusetts police on a brief chase that resulted in officers finding a stolen AK-47 from out of the state, and two others are still on the run. Twenty-nine-year-old Rashad Odom and 19-year-old Angelo Guimares, both Boston residents, face multiple charges, including possesion a large capacity firearm, two counts each of unlawful possession of...

Boston Police have arrested a suspect in connection with an armed home invasion in Hyde Park, according to officials. Police say Thiago Oliveira, 28, of Hyde Park, was arrested after he allegedly forced his way inside an apartment and attempted to shoot a resident on Saturday afternoon.

A Massachusetts man is facing a number of charges after police say he struck a Boston police cruiser in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood, tried to flee, then was caught with a loaded firearm and drugs in his vehicle. Adrian Ferguson, 29, of Dorchester, is expected to face charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a...

Hundreds of prescription drugs, high capacity magazines and a loaded firearm were recovered in Roxbury after Boston police executed a search warrant. Larinso Myers, 69, of Roxbury, was arrested Thursday following a search in the area of 2875 Washington Street. In addition to the pills and firearm, officials found more ammunition, cash and an electric stun gun during their search,...

Some Vermont gun owners are stocking up on large-capacity magazines before a state ban goes into effect.

A Boston city employee was among 29 people charged in connection with a massive gun and drug sweep on Thursday morning in Boston and Brockton, Massachusetts. Gary Webster, a former staffer for City Councilor at-Large Michelle Wu who is listed as an employee on the Boston Planning and Development Agency website, is accused of trafficking cocaine and fentanyl on the...

Gov. Charles Baker is expected to sign a bill that allows family members to temporary remove firearms from people who pose a threat to themselves or others.

A Southern California man, fed up with the growing number of mass shootings across the U.S., decided to do his part to help end gun violence by destroying his AR-15, NBC affiliate WFLA reported.

Miami Beach Police arrested an NFL player after they say he shot his gun into the air early Saturday morning.