Want A Gun In NY? Be Ready To Share Your Social Media Accounts Under New Law Want A Gun In NY? Be Ready To Share Your Social Media Accounts Under New Law
Want A Gun In NY? Be Ready To Share Your Social Media Accounts Under New Law New Yorkers hoping to carry concealed handguns will soon have to share their social media accounts as part of a more stringent application process under a new state law. Starting in September, concealed carry applicants will have to go through several new steps, including an in-person interview with a licensing officer “to determine character and trustworthiness to handle a firearm,” according to a statement from Democratic Senator Anna Kaplan, who co-sponsored the legislation. Applicants will also have to give authorities at least four character references and provide a list of current an…
Gun Accidentally Discharges Injuring 12-Year-Old In Lehigh Valley: Police Gun Accidentally Discharges Injuring 12-Year-Old In Lehigh Valley: Police
Gun Accidentally Discharges Injuring 12-Year-Old In Lehigh Valley: Police A 12-year-old child was injured when a gun was accidentally discharged inside a Lehigh Valley home, authorities said. Officers were called to the 100 block of Railroad Street in Catasauqua around 1:30 a.m. Monday, May 23, borough police said. The incident apparently began when a 35-year-old man went outside with a loaded shotgun to investigate a noise. He went back inside when he didn't find anyone, police said. He began unloading the shotgun, but it accidentally discharged, police said. A projectile pierced the wall and struck a television, while a pellet hit the child in the neck. The v…
PA Hunter Shot Neighbor In Head Instead Of Deer: Police PA Hunter Shot Neighbor In Head Instead Of Deer: Police
PA Hunter Shot Neighbor In Head Instead Of Deer: Police A 40-year-old Pennsylvania hunter has been arrested for accidentally shooting a man on his own lawn instead of the deer he was targeting, authorities said. Police arriving at the scene at Lenape Lane in College Township on Dec. 4, 2021, found Michael Lloyd, of Boalsburg, tending to the elderly victim according to State College police. The victim, only identified as an 81-year-old man, was airlifted to UPMC Altoona, where he had a piece of his skull removed due to a hole from the bullet, approximately 1 to 2 inches long and half-inch wide, police said in a criminal complaint obtained by Sta…
3 Guns Seized At Philadelphia International Airport In Past Week: TSA 3 Guns Seized At Philadelphia International Airport In Past Week: TSA
3 Guns Seized At Philadelphia International Airport In Past Week: TSA TSA officers at Philadelphia International Airport have seized three guns in the past week, officials said Monday. On Friday, Jan. 28, a Georgia man tried to bring a .40 caliber handgun onto a plane, the Transportation Security Administration said. The man claimed that the gun found in his carry-on bag was a training weapon, however, it was an actual functioning firearm, according to TSA officials. It was the third handgun discovered by TSA officers at airport checkpoints in seven days. Officers also stopped a Philadelphia woman on Saturday, Jan. 22, and a Harleysville, Pa., man…
Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son
Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son A mother has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of her 12-year-old daughter by her son in a Collegeville home earlier this month, authorities said. Daisy Vasquez, 31, turned herself in to police Monday and is facing third-degree felony charges of endangering welfare of children, possession of a firearm by a minor–responsibility of adult, and hindering apprehension or prosecution, and other related charges, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Providence Township Police Chief Mark A. Toomey. An investigation discovered that the ch…
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself At Long Island Gun Range Man Accidentally Shoots Himself At Long Island Gun Range
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself At Long Island Gun Range A man was transported to the hospital after shooting himself in the foot in Islip. The incident took place around 12:45 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Islip Rifle & Pistol Range at 200 Freeman Ave., said the Suffolk County Police. The range is operated by the Town of Islip. Police said the man accidentally shot himself in the foot and was transported to the hospital for treatment.
Prosecutor: Paterson Teen Playing With Gun Accidentally Shot Friend, 13, Dead Prosecutor: Paterson Teen Playing With Gun Accidentally Shot Friend, 13, Dead
Prosecutor: Paterson Teen Playing With Gun Accidentally Shot Friend, 13, Dead A 13-year-old Paterson boy was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his friend that was later ruled an accident, according to authorities who charged him. City police responding to a 3:45 p.m. call on Oct. 6 found the victim's body behind a home in the Incca Village housing complex off Harrison Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said. An investigation revealed that the two teens were hanging out and playing with a handgun when it accidentally discharged, striking the victim -- K’Zure "Kay Kay" Credle -- in the back of the h…
NYPD Officer From Hudson Valley Shot In Chest During Fatal Incident Involving Armed, Naked Man NYPD Officer From Hudson Valley Shot In Chest During Fatal Incident Involving Armed, Naked Man
Nypd Officer From Hudson Valley Shot In Chest During Fatal Incident Involving Armed, Naked Man An NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley was shot during a call involved an armed, naked man. The incident took place around 1:50 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23, when eight police officers responded to a 911 call by a resident in Harlem, saying a male neighbor was harassing her, banging on doors and breaking glass, said NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill. The officers went to the second floor of the building to investigate the complaint and to locate the man, O'Neill said. As the officers fanned out to search the second-floor hallway, one officer, identified as Christopher Wintermute, 34, of …
Man Buys Two Guns, Opens Fire From His Car Near Park In Stamford Man Buys Two Guns, Opens Fire From His Car Near Park In Stamford
Man Buys Two Guns, Opens Fire From His Car Near Park In Stamford A 68-year-old Stamford man was arrested after firing shots from inside his car, that went into Scalzi Park while two youth football practices and an adult softball game were underway. James Denardo was charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, interfering with police, 50 counts of reckless endangerment and 22 counts of risk of injury to a minor, after being pulled from his maroon Cadillac by Stamford Police, said Capt. Richard Conklin. The event unfolded around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, when a neighbor called police after Denardo began firing from his car on the dead-end section of …
Authorities: Paterson Ex-Con Who Showed Up At Hospital Shot Himself With Kids In Home Authorities: Paterson Ex-Con Who Showed Up At Hospital Shot Himself With Kids In Home
Authorities: Paterson Ex-Con Who Showed Up At Hospital Shot Himself With Kids In Home A Paterson ex-con who showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound last week was arrested by authorities who said he shot himself with an illegal firearm while two children were present. Prosecutors said they were going to ask a judge to order that 26-year-old Denzel Shepperson, who was taken into custody Tuesday, remain held in the Passaic County Jail in connection with the April 25 shooting. They didn't say what made the gun discharge. Shepperson was charged with three weapons offenses – including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm -- as well as hindering, drug possessi…
12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester 12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester
12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester The 12-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with an illegal handgun in Westchester has died from his wound, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to a Nepperhan Avenue apartment shortly before midnight on Saturday, April 13, where there was a report of a child who was bleeding from the head. Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said that upon arrival, officers found the child on the bedroom floor and assisted members of the Yonkers Fire Department and Empress Emergency Medical Services in providing aid and cardiopulmonary resuscita…
Bergenfield PBA Reconsiders Gun Raffle, Returns Funds For Kids After Newspaper Story Bergenfield PBA Reconsiders Gun Raffle, Returns Funds For Kids After Newspaper Story
Bergenfield PBA Reconsiders Gun Raffle, Returns Funds For Kids After Newspaper Story If they had to do it again, Bergenfield’s PBA wouldn’t have included shotgun and rifle as part of a recent fund-raising raffle for various youth-related organizations. In fact, the union is refunding the cost of the raffle tickets to anyone who bought them. PBA Local #309 chose a Samsung 55-inch TV, a KEL-Tec KSG 12-gauge shotgun and a M&P Sport II semi-automatic rifle as its big prizes. The TV was to be handed to the winner of that raffle while the winner of the weapons was to receive a voucher to take to a gun store, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said Friday. “The winner of the weapons was o…