News tagged with 'Guns'

Christopher Bizilj, an 8-year-old boy, was testing a 9 mm Micro Uzi at the Westfield Sportsman’s Club in Westfield, Massachusetts, as part of the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo when he accidentally shot himself Sunday.

Disney has revised its blanket prohibition on employees bringing guns to work. Backing off a bit from a new state law that allows employees with a concealed weapons permit to keep guns in their car, Disney will allow those who don't work near explosives.

New and expanded laws regarding firearms mean that they may be closer than you think - like Sea World, Orlando and at the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport.  Disney World is refusing to allow guns in the cars of employees, despite a new guns-to-work law in Florida.

Oklahoma Women May Be Subject of Police Misconduct A woman in Oklahoma recently died after she received shocks from a taser gun administered by police. Milisha Thompson, 35, was already handcuffed and on the ground when she received the shocks. The incident, captured on a surveillance camera, shows

A Florida jury recently ordered a weapons distributor to pay $1.2 million to the widow of a Lake Worth teacher who was gunned down by one of his students. Thirteen-year-old Nathaniel Brazill shot and killed Barry Grunow with a .25-caliber Raven handgun on the last day of the 2000 school year because the Lake Worth Com

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the City of Philadelphia cannot sue gun manufacturers for damage extending from the unlawful use of firearms. Plaintiff attorneys alleged that the gun industry marketed firearms directly to criminals. According to the court, the public nuisance claim was "fla

An Illinois appeals court ruled this week that the families of five people murdered by Chicago gang members could file suit against the manufacturers and distributors of the guns used in the shootings. However, Justice William Cousins denied the families' request to file similar public nuisance suits against other gun

A Chicago judge has determined that five families, all touched in some manner by gun violence, will be allowed to proceed in their lawsuit against gun manufacturers. The victims sued the gun makers for allegedly "flooding" the streets of Chicago with an excessive amount of dangerous guns. To date, nearly 20 suits hav

A Rhode Island Wal-Mart store has agreed to move its gun display away from the toy section after protests from local residents. The state legislature even got involved with members proposing a bill to require strict regulation of gun displays in sporting good stores. Wal-Mart officials denied that the Rhode Island