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A Georgia family is mourning the loss of its one-year-old donkey after a police officer shot and killed the animal during a search for a missing child.

The company has introduced VEXIS, a patent-pending biometric security system that recognizes the vein pattern beneath a user’s palm. Instead of touching a fingerprint reader or entering a code, the owner simply holds a hand near the scanner.

Silencer Central has named U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota its “U.S. Senator of the Year” for his work supporting hunters, sportsmen and lawful gun owners.

The FBI’s unadjusted numbers showed an even larger jump. The agency processed 1,917,379 NICS checks during August, up 10 percent from 1,743,509 one year earlier.

At issue is Expedited Bill 23-26. The ordinance generally prohibits possessing or transporting firearms or ammunition in or within 100 yards of a “place of public assembly.”

A quiet early-morning break-in turned deadly in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, after a homeowner encountered an unknown man inside the residence and opened fire.

Springfield Armory is giving three Model 2020 Waypoint bolt guns a new stock treatment built for hunters who want a little more traction when conditions get wet, cold, or plain miserable.

If gun-control advocates still want to argue that firearm ownership is a fringe activity in America, a new national survey just made that position much harder to defend.

Attorney Peter Tilem recently put out a reminder that deserves the attention of every New York gun owner, and anyone traveling through New York City: a single loose round of handgun ammunition can create a real legal problem inside the five boroughs.