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Man Arrested After Homemade Pipe Bomb Explodes in Car During Traffic Stop, Another Man Found with Guns and Drugs.

Palatka, Florida – Following an explosion incident that left a Putnam County deputy hospitalized, a second individual has been taken into custody. Charles Legault, aged 60, was arrested by deputies on Friday after a homemade pipe bomb detonated in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop. The arrest came after authorities discovered firearms and narcotics in Legault’s possession before the explosion occurred. In a further development, a search of Legault’s residence on Wednesday led to …

Commission Finds Sheriff’s Office Had Cause to Seize Guns Before Maine Mass Shooting

LEWISTON, Maine – A recent independent commission’s report revealed that the sheriff’s office had opportunities to potentially prevent Maine’s deadliest mass shooting before it occurred. The Maine Commission’s 30-page interim report examined the law enforcement response to the tragic mass shootings last fall, where Army reservist Robert Card killed 18 people at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Just-In-Time Recreation on Oct. 25. The report highlighted several missed opportunities that could have altered the events leading …

National Guardsman Arrested in Elaborate Plot to Avenge Mother’s Death by Hiring a Hitman and Purchasing Guns

WAKE FOREST, N.C. – A National Guardsman in North Carolina was arrested for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman and buying guns in a plot to avenge his mother’s death in a car crash nearly eight years ago. Rhett Michael Barlow, 22, was charged with solicitation to commit first-degree murder, following an investigation by the Wake Forest Police Department. Barlow allegedly tried to hire a hitman and purchased two guns to carry out the murder …

California Appeals Court Blocks Recent Law Prohibiting Guns in Most Public Spaces

SACRAMENTO, California – A recent California law restricting the possession of firearms in public spaces faced a setback after a U.S. appeals court issued a ruling against it. The law, signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2023, had been in effect for only five days since Jan. 1 before being halted by the court. This law was first blocked last month after U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney issued a temporary injunction, deeming it …