Tag Archives: gun

• News

  Illinois concealed-carry ban struck down

  Illinois was the only state in the nation not to allow some form of concealed carry, but a federal appeals court ruled Illinois concealed-carry ban is unconstitutional.
• News

  Police standoff closes Bettendorf streets

  Police closed the area north and east of Devils Glen Road and 53rd Avenue after an armed man reportedly confronted…
• Crime

  Worker fired for pointing gun at robber

  A Virginia store clerk says he lost his job after pointing a gun at a suspected thief.
• Crime

  Gun stolen from accounting office in Sterling

  Police said a handgun was taken during an office burglary in Sterling, Illinois.
• Crime

  Gun discharged during reported road rage

  Two men reportedly fought over a gun during a reported road rage incident along Highway 92 in Rock Island, Illinois.
• News / Politics

  Local Communities Holding Meetings to Discuss Right to Carry Referendum

  It’s the ongoing “Right to carry” debate in Illinois but some local communities are using the upcoming election to try to get leaders in Springfield to change their mind.
• News

  Police: Moviegoer accidentally shoots himself in the rear

  A man carried a gun into a Nevada movie theater and accidentally shot himself with it.
• Crime

  Police: Man fired gun at occupied home

  A West Burlington, Iowa man was jailed after he allegedly fired a gun at women inside and outside an occupied house.
• Crime

  Starter pistols taken in high school burglary

  Two starter pistols were among the items taken when United High School was burglarized.
• Crime

  Man arrested for firing shots at teens in truck

  A Knox County man faces criminal charges after he allegedly fired a .357 Magnum handgun at two 13-year-old girls in a pickup truck.
• Crime

  Princeton teen sentenced for taking loaded gun into school

  A Princeton, Illinois teen who pleaded guilty to taking a loaded shotgun into a school was sentenced to four years in prison.
• News

  Fisherman Claims He Was Accidently Shot by Police

  A local fisherman says he was grazed by a stray bullet from the police firing range near Lake Storey in Galesburg, Illinois.