Guns

A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against a Missouri sheriff and a former deputy over allegations that a woman was drugged and raped against her will.

A South Carolina police officer was fatally shot at a mall on Wednesday after a struggle with a knife-wielding gunman, a law enforcement official said.

The principal of a South Dakota high school was wounded by a gunshot on Wednesday and a student was taken into custody, according to officials and media reports.

A South Dakota man is currently in custody after telling police officers he was shot in the penis by a "black guy" when he actually shot himself while attempting to purchase a gun illegally, reports the Argus Leader.

Authorities in Baltimore County say a man shot and killed by a police officer on Wednesday following a chase, was pointing his finger as if it was a gun when the officer fired on him, the Guardian is reporting.

An investigation into the social media habits of the alleged Arizona freeway shooter after his arrest Friday night shows Facebook posts about guns and and links to conspiracy websites, the Phoenix New Times reports.

After receiving a complaint from a local attorney, the city of Houston is forcing the Houston Zoo to take down their "No guns allowed" signs, KHOU is reporting.

A 90-year-old Minnesota man who neighbors said suffers from dementia has been charged with fatally shooting his son after they argued over whether to watch football on television in a bedroom or the living room, authorities said.

A Wisconsin man who accidentally shot his roommate was fined $50 last week, but will be allowed to keep his gun.

Three teenagers were arrested in Arizona after police say they were launching rocks at cars and pedestrians with a slingshot in an apparent "copycat" attack inspired by a wave of vehicle shootings along a major highway in Phoenix, authorities said Sunday.

Reacting to a request from the legal team representing embattled Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, the Oath Keepers militia group will not be making their way to Rowan County to defend Davis against the "imperial judiciary."

The father of a Virginia television journalist who was shot dead during a live broadcast last month took to the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to call on Congress to act on gun violence.

Two Cook County Sheriff's officers reached under trash bins in an alley just before midnight in Chicago's crime-heavy Austin neighborhood, looking for a hidden gun.