In Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, police officers shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown after confronting him over a report of shoplifting. As his death catalyzed mass protests, people were ...

Adair, Iowa, had a population of 794. So, it seemed suspicious when its three-person police department asked regulators to buy 90 machine guns, including an M134 Gatling-style minigun capable of ...

Police forces generally resell weapons because gun stores offer trade-in value, allowing departments to offset the cost of equipment upgrades and, authorities have argued, save taxpayer money.

A former police gun for sale at a gun store in Lithonia, Georgia, on May 8, 2024. Credit: Alyssa Pointer for The Trace. Police forces generally resell weapons because gun stores offer trade-in value, ...

Police departments say military gear banned by Obama hard to get rid of. ... Rifles and other weapons make up most of the equipment, including the more than 300 pistols agencies have been provided.

Fifty-three firearms were recovered from the home, police say 48 of them were in McDonald's bedroom and 17 were ghost guns. Police say there was gun-making equipment in the home.

Police in Nassau and Suffolk counties and the NYPD say they use an array of counterterrorism equipment and tactics in an effort to prevent a vehicle from being deployed as a weapon on crowds of ...

Police said the group offered to sell assault rifles, submachine guns and automatic pistols, as well as ammunition, bulletproof vests and other tactical equipment.

CARMEL, Ind. — The Home Place community in Carmel is a popular neighborhood in which police from throughout Hamilton County reside. Carmel Police continued their investigation into several car ...