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NYPD: Police Bullet Possibly Killed Innocent Bystander, But We'll Never Know

NYPD: Police Bullet Possibly Killed Innocent Bystander, But We'll Never Know

The violent Crown Heights shooting left two people dead—Eusi Johnson, who was allegedly killed by Leroy Webster, and Denise Gay, a neighbor sitting on her stoop. Webster's gunfire attracted police, who fired 73 times at him, hitting him twice. Initially police believed that one of Webster's shots killed Gay, but now ballistics tests reveal that the bullets do not match Webster's 9mm and they are more similar to bullets from a Glock—which is what the police use. more ›

How to Buy a Glock If You Flunk a Background Check

How to Buy a Glock If You Flunk a Background Check

The guv'ment's tyrannical background checks stopping you from exercising your Second Amendment right to carry a semiautomatic handgun that can squeeze off 33 rounds in seven seconds or less? Just come on down to the Crossroads of the West Gun Show in Phoenix, Arizona, where undercover investigators working with Mayor Bloomberg's administration had no problem buying Glocks like the kind used by Jared Loughner in the Tuscon massacre. All you need to do is show some I.D. to exploit what some lawmakers call the "gun show loophole." In fact, one investigator was able to pay cash for a 9 mm semiautomatic even after telling the seller he probably wouldn't pass a background check. Instead of refusing the sale, as required by federal law, the gun peddler pockets the $500 and directs his shady customer toward the tent with the cheap ammunition. Watch: more ›

de Blasio Wants NYPD To Ban Glocks, Bloomberg Doesn't

de Blasio Wants NYPD To Ban Glocks, Bloomberg Doesn't

After the Tucson, AZ shooting rampage that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically injured, six dead and 13 others injured, the Post suggested that not only the Glock corporation—which made the gun that suspected shooter Jared Lee Loughner used—stop selling to civilians, the newspaper said that NYPD should stop buying weapons from Glock until the company stops selling to civilians. Now, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has voiced his support having the NYPD ban Glock, but Mayor Bloomberg is less enthusiastic. more ›

4 Glocks Gone After Airline Loses Netanyahu Security Luggage

4 Glocks Gone After Airline Loses Netanyahu Security Luggage

Some lucky gun aficionado has four 9mm semi-automatic Glock handguns to add to his collection today, thanks to a screw-up at JFK airport yesterday, where American Airlines workers lost luggage belonging to security officials for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The security guards were headed to D.C. to beef up Netanyahu's security detail during his visit, but the suitcase somehow got lost and was eventually discovered in L.A. But by that time, the Glocks were gone, and investigators believe they were stolen. more ›

Weapons, Vehicle Scrutinized in Sean Bell Trial

Weapons, Vehicle Scrutinized in Sean Bell Trial

Attention turned to the car that Sean Bell and his friends were sitting in and a gun that was instrumental in his death at the trial of three police accused of killing him. Cops at the scene accuse Bell of striking one of the detectives with the Nissan Altima in an attempt to flee the scene, initiating a barrage of gunfire that mortally wounded the driver and seriously injured his two passengers. The bullet riddled sedan was thus examined closely during the trial to decipher whether evidence substantiated officers' claims or disputed them. more ›

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