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NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By JIM VERTUNO and JUAN LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning from its incoming president that its members are engaged in a "culture war" that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding

Newtown board mulls plans for Sandy Hook school

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Newtown officials struggled Friday night to move toward a decision on what to do with the elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December, after teachers expressed grief and frustration during a closed-

Man killed after firing shot at Houston airport

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - A man who had fired a gun inside a ticketing area at Houston's largest airport was killed after being confronted by a law enforcement official during an incident that sent people in the terminal scrambling and screaming, police said Thursday. It

UPDATE: Central Valley Schools Go Into Lockdown

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

UPDATE FROM Deputy Craig Chamberlin: An adult male, who lives in the Valley, received a call from a friend notifying him of the lockdown at several CV School District schools. When he heard the specifics, he contacted Valley Deputies. He advised deputies he had been walking to a friend's

Fresh off victory, NRA holds convention in Houston

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By JIM VERTUNOAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The National Rifle Association has spent much of the past year under siege, ardently defending gun rights following mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut and fighting back against mounting pressure for stricter laws in Washington and state

Ky. child shooting part of urban-rural gun debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By TRAVIS LOLLER and DYLAN LOVANAssociated Press BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) - As Stephanie Sparks cleaned the kitchen, her 5-year-old son, Kristian, began playing with a rifle he was given last year. She stepped out onto the front porch, poured grease out of a frying pan for the dogs and "heard the gun

Just how crucial were experts for Arias defense?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - As Jodi Arias' trial wraps up this week after four months of testimony, her fate rests in part on the testimony of expert witnesses who have offered up one clinical diagnosis after another for the small-town waitress and aspiring photographer from

Suspect In Road Rage Incident At Whitman Elementary Talks To KHQ

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

KHQ.COM - Two suspects are in custody for a shooting in front of Whitman Elementary Monday afternoon.

Authorities: Student Shoots Self In Ohio Classroom

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

CINCINNATI (AP) - A student at an Ohio Catholic high school is in critical condition after police say he pulled out a gun and shot himself in his classroom. A University of Cincinnati Medical Center spokeswoman reported the student's condition Monday afternoon, about six hours after the

Man wounded after pulling gun in Utah police lobby

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By BRADY MCCOMBSAssociated Press WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - A man who told authorities months ago that he wanted to be killed by police entered a suburban Salt Lake City police station Monday and pointed a gun at an officer and a records clerk, prompting another officer to open fire on him,