12 people charged in straw purchase investigation, authorities say
"These defendants all engaged in straw purchasing or other illegal transfers of firearms," Attorney General Dave Sunday said.
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"These defendants all engaged in straw purchasing or other illegal transfers of firearms," Attorney General Dave Sunday said.
So-called facsimile firearms are becoming a bigger problem for law enforcement.
Law enforcement recently seized 41 firearms throughout Allegheny, Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties.
Transportation Security Administration officers found the weapon within a passenger's carry-on bag around 4:45 a.m. Saturday.
A man was arrested after he attempted to hide a stolen gun inside the trash can of a Brownsville Road KFC.
A bus driver in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was charged after she had a gun on her while driving kids to school, authorities said.
Bringing firearms into an airport security checkpoint can result in large civil fines.
Officials in Austria say a school shooting has left at least 10 people dead in the European nation's second-largest city, Graz. The shooter is also dead.
Amid a rash of gun store break-ins, one couple in North Versailles Township is sleeping in their store out of fear they could be next.
A newly shared video showed suspects in the Allegheny Arms and Gun Works break-in shooting their way into the store.
Another gun store burglary took place on Monday morning amid a string of similar break-ins.
Michael Guin was sentenced to 20 months in prison and three years of supervised release after his conviction in a gun store robbery.
With another attempted gun store robbery, police believe a group of teenagers from the Pittsburgh area may be responsible.
Surveillance videos show five people working to break into the gun shop early Sunday morning.
Over the last year, the number of school districts in Ohio that allow staff to be armed quadrupled, with 14% of the state's districts now participating.
Elon Musk's pledge to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC's petition is prompting questions about its legality.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick have shared the debate stage for the last time before the election.
The Supreme Court has tossed out a decision allowing 18-year-olds to legally carry guns in public during emergencies in Pennsylvania.
The increased suicide rates follow a two-year decrease from 2018 to 2020, according to the National Center for Health Statistics report.
There's a conversation happening in Congress around modernizing the tracing system. Others want to stop progress in its tracks, and even go backwards. Senior investigative reporter Jennifer Mayerle dives into the issue.
TSA officers prevented more guns from making it onto a plane at Pittsburgh International Airport over the weekend.
TSA officers prevented more guns from making it onto a plane at Pittsburgh International Airport over the weekend. KDKA-TV's Jessica Guay shares some of the data.
All three are facing gun and drug charges.
The ammo vending machines have been placed in grocery stores in three states as the U.S. battles what the surgeon general calls a public health crisis of gun violence.
Starting Monday, students on West Virginia University's campus were allowed to carry guns on campus grounds and all college campuses throughout West Virginia.
