Guns & Weapons

More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general said Thursday they plan to defend two gun regulations now being challenged in court, including one banning devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more quickly.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released a report Wednesday saying its agents confiscated 6,678 firearms at airport checkpoints in 2024.

A 13-year-old in Chicago takes his father’s pistol out of a lockbox and removes the magazine from the weapon. He shows the gun to a neighbor the same age, and pretends to fire it several times.

The man arrested Monday in connection to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was allegedly in possession of a type of homemade weapon known as a “ghost gun.”

A man concealed items inside shipping containers in Long Beach that were bound for North Korea, federal authorities say.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the neighboring country of Mexico can file lawsuits against American gun companies.

A far-reaching case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court may allow foreign countries to sue American gun makers. As NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports Mexico blames them for the country’s long-running violence.

A Richardson company has introduced ammunition vending machines, making it easier and safer to buy bullets. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has more.

A Richardson company sells ammunition through vending machines, making it easier and safer to buy bullets. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans spoke with the company’s CEO.

A Richardson-based company has installed vending machines that sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas, raising concerns among gun control advocates.

A new national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores.

In 2022, gun deaths became the leading cause of death for Texas teenagers – with the rate more than doubling over a decade’s time. NBC 5’s Larry Collins reports the pastor of St. Luke’s Community UMC in Dallas wants to find a cause and cure before there are more deaths.

A Dallas church and U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) are joining forces this weekend to fight back against gun violence – looking for the cause and cure.

The rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country,

A company using dogs to search North Texas schools finds up to 30 guns on local campuses this year. NBC 5’s Evan Anderson has the details.

A company using trained dogs to search DFW schools finds up to 30 guns on local campuses this school year. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard takes us inside this effort to keep children safe.

The images the search team provided to NBC 5 are striking: dozens of pills and handguns found on campuses in the Metroplex.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the federal government over a new rule requiring background checks for private-owner gun sales.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announce lawsuits against the ATF to stop enforcement of a new rule requiring background checks for private gun sales. They were joined by Wes Virdell, Texas State Director of Gun Owners of America, which is a co-plaintiff in the Texas lawsuit.

The Transportation Security Administration looked into how ammunition made it through U.S. airport security before citizens were arrested with it in Turks and Caicos Islands.