GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA — At a Chuck E. Cheese location on Cox Road, a firearm was negligently discharged, fortunately without causing any injuries. The incident occurred as a man was exiting the venue with his child. Police investigations revealed that the firearm went off when the man inadvertently pulled the trigger while his hand was…

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Steven Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the ATF, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) Next Post Coming Soon...▶ It appears those wacky bureaucrats with guns and jackboots are at it again. That’s right,…

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA — An arrest has been made by the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office following a gunfight that occurred early Friday morning. Savion Grimmage, who sustained gunshot injuries, was apprehended after receiving medical treatment. The incident transpired shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Exodus Drive in the Plantersville area, where shots were reportedly…

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President Joe Biden curtailed his weekend trip to Delaware, returning to the White House to oversee the developing crisis in the Middle East, particularly concerning a potential Iranian attack on Israel. Anticipating hostile actions from Iran, Biden aimed to consult with his national security team urgently. He emphasized the U.S.’s steadfast commitment to Israel’s defense…

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Next Post Coming Soon...▶ We’ve chronicled a number of times how under the Biden Administration, unelected bureaucrats—namely those within the U.S. Department of Justice and its Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)—have been making laws rather than enforcing them. Just a few examples are the bump stock ban, the redefining of braced pistols…

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Police say 5 individuals were fatally wounded in a mass stabbing incident at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday. The attacker was shot and killed by a police officer during the altercation. During a press briefing, Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke detailed that the officer acted in response…