22-year-old Marcel Steele, the owner of a New Jersey home recording studio, is being charged in the killing of an aspiring rapper – but he claims it was self-defense. The incident occurred at the home where Steele lives with his mother, 41-year-old Shasta Steele. Marcel also runs a music studio in a room of the […]
A 27-year-old Tulane University law student was shot dead by his wife this past weekend. The woman called 9-1-1 herself to report the incident and was taken into custody. Meanwhile, her husband was pronounced dead at the scene. “This was not a random act,” said Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto. “The person actually called and admitted […]
As we shared in November, two New York lawmakers are drafting a bill that would make NY residents’ gun rights contingent on a government review of three years of their social media and Internet activity. If these legislators get their way, any New Yorker wishing to own a firearm would be required to provide his […]
In May, the city council of Boulder, Colorado, unanimously passed an “assault weapons” ban, along with a ban on bump stocks and “high capacity” magazines. The ban will officially take effect on January 1, 2019, at which point possession of a prohibited weapon or accessory will be punishable by 90 days in jail and/or a […]
Three Detroit women, ages 29, 55, and 75, were getting ready to leave for Sunday services when they were faced with a serious threat. An unknown man who had been lurking outside their home confronted them, grabbed the 55-year-old homeowner by her coat, and forced all three women back inside. Once indoors, the homeowner and […]
In Leavenworth, Kansas, this week, a 74-year-old woman was sound asleep with her .22 handgun when a burglar forced his way into her home. The handgun was a recently acquired bedfellow: The woman had bought it after reporting an attempted burglary just one week prior to this incident. It was about 1:15 a.m. when Ralph Byrd […]
Do you remember your first gun? There are lots of benefits to introducing a kind to responsible gun ownership with his or her “own” gun. For one, it’s good to develop strong gun safety practices at an early age. Learning to take care of a gun can be a way to cultivate responsibility. Kids take […]
NewsOn6.com – Tulsa, OK – News, Weather, Video and Sports – KOTV.com | As we noted earlier Tulsa homeowner recently shot and killed a home invader. The unusual thing about this story is that the same homeowner had shot another burglar in the same home just five years ago. That burglar, named Michael Watts, survived (remarkably…he […]
“We’re not just a retail shop that happens to sell guns and apparel,” says Wendy Bykowski. “This is our lifestyle. We shoot beautiful guns, we wear vintage clothes. It all goes together.” I’m standing inside Bykowski Tailor & Garb, the downtown Austin shop Wendy co-owns with her combat veteran husband, Christopher. The place looks like […]
NewsOn6.com – Tulsa, OK – News, Weather, Video and Sports – KOTV.com | Lightning might not strike the same place twice, but criminals someties do. Shortly after 9:00 a.m. yesterday morning, Charles Sweeney of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was awakened by noises in his bathroom. He grabbed his gun and went to investigate. As it turned out, […]
Employees at Ellis Home & Garden in Texarkana did the state of Texas proud Sunday night when their store was targeted by an armed criminal. It was a little after 8:00 p.m. and the employees were closing up when 25-year-old Brandon Staggs slipped in through an unlocked door holding a shotgun. Two employees, both in […]
This past Wednesday in Talmage, California, a 51-year-old man got home from work at 3:00 a.m. to find his front door ajar, his windows broken, and his property damaged. Various belongings had been taken outside and strewn around the yard. As he walked inside (for some reason), the homeowner found a complete stranger asleep on […]
