Constable deputies were advised the contents in that trailer were worth about $20,000, which included ammunition “and targets used to host SWAT training.”

The gun dealer allegedly used straw purchasers to sell firearms notorious among Mexican drug cartels. Over 266 weapons, including military-grade rifles and a .50 caliber gun, were seized from his store.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Sergeant Flores,” Mayor Randy Chronister said in a statement. “We commend his bravery and commitment to protecting our community, and we remain steadfast in our support for all our law enforcement personnel.”

It's unclear which department the officer worked for and how the shooting unfolded, but investigators were able to capture the gunman shortly after a chase.

Investigators are trying to figure out where the 17-year-old got the gun.

A Harris County deputy has been shot while pursuing an armed robber in Spring, according to Harris County Constable Precinct 4 Constable’s Office.

The rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country.

The Biden administration's rule looks to stop a loophole allowing gun sales by unlicensed dealers who don't perform background checks. Ken Paxton, however, called it “a dramatic escalation of [Joe Biden's] tyrannical abuse of authority."

The future is here, whether we are ready or not, and one of the newest technological innovations may revolutionize firearms. Discussions around the idea though, still have people - even in Texas - divided.

They're working to figure out why guns make it past the front doors of our schools.

Neighborhoods riddled with gun violence suffer from stigma and stereotypes. However, a group of young students are showing their community in a different light.

Some of those who survived mass shootings have made it their mission to stop another violent incident from happening.

NIBIN, short for National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, is being used across the country. There are some limitations, but the evidence shows it's working.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and on Monday, several key leaders addressed how the violence is impacting the City of Houston and the resources available to victims and their families.

A 23-year-old Black man who was mauled by a police dog in Ohio after surrendering with his hands up appeared to tell 911 dispatchers in at least two separate calls that he didn’t know why he was being pulled over or why troopers had their guns drawn.

Passengers traveling with a firearm must properly pack it in checked baggage and declare to the airline

A pregnant woman and her unborn child died after a toddler got a hold of a gun and shot her in the back last week, Ohio police said.

A teen married couple has been arrested and charged after being caught with a loaded semi-automatic rifle on the campus of Chavez High School.

DPS SWAT officers executed a search warrant and was able to seize 507,000 lethal doses of fentanyl—enough to kill more than half of Austin’s current population—along with methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin.

The jury is still out for the gift card initiative known as the gun buyback program.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and Commissioner Rodney Ellis, along with City of Houston will hold the third Gun Buyback event on Saturday.

The message was clear at Congregation Beth Israel Thursday morning.

Preventing the next mass shooting. That’s what Florida lawmakers were hoping to do when they passed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act in 2018.

After a series of tragedies this year involving youth and guns, Houston police officers are making sure parents know what needs to be done to keep firearms out of their hands.

Two Harris County children were killed in separate accidental shootings in the span of four days.

A new survey of Texans by Texas Southern University and the University of Houston appears to show support across the political divide for support for tightening controls on guns and gun ownership.

A fundraising effort for a softball league in Montgomery County has some parents concerned and on edge.

The Houston city council will vote on whether to approve spending for future gun buyback programs despite research showing it’s ineffective at curbing crime.

Two suspects have been arrested after police recovered a stolen RV with weapons inside in Friendswood.

In 2021, 3,706 guns were stolen out of vehicles, according to HPD.

Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are on a mission to train law enforcement agencies nationwide on how to spot illegally manufactured machine guns and the devices used to create them.

The gun found on the front seat of a car used in a shootout with Houston police officers on Thursday afternoon was illegally modified to dispatch 50 rounds in about five seconds.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is now using technology to automatically detect the sound of gunshots in northeast Harris County.

U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, a guest on this week’s Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall, said despite the recent series of mass murders in this country, new gun laws won’t solve the problem.

The NRA's bankruptcy filing listed between $100 million and $500 million in assets and between $100 million and $500 million in liabilities. Sea Girt LLC made a separate bankruptcy filing Friday, listing fewer than $100,000 in liabilities. In an interview, NRA board member Charles Cotton made clear that the bankruptcy filing was motivated by litigation and regulatory scrutiny in what he called “corrupt New York” — not financial concerns. Going forward, the NRA said a committee will study opportunities to relocate segments of its operations to Texas and elsewhere. The NRA sued the Oklahoma-based company in 2019, alleging it was being overbilled and said in Friday's bankruptcy filing that the debt it is owed is disputed.

HOUSTON – A bill seeking to modify the so-called “castle doctrine” in Texas is getting lawmakers riled up ahead of the legislative session that begins next year. The “castle doctrine” is outlined in the state’s penal code. It would also remove robbery and aggravated robbery as crimes that could be legally stopped with deadly force by property owners. The Castle Doctrine will not be reduced. We won’t force Texas homeowners to retreat.

Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam are sporting different looks in the "Looney Tunes Cartoons" that launched on the new streaming service HBO Max. While their outfits remain the same, both will no longer be carrying guns. The cartoons will still have plenty of sticks of Acme dynamite and cartoon violence, but Fudd will no longer carry his oversized hunting rifle and Sam won't have his pistols. In a short titled "Dynamite Dance," Fudd uses a scythe as he chases his nemesis Bugs Bunny. Bugs Bunny responds by using explosives to blow Fudd up multiple times.

After many turned violent, gun sales, particularly for handguns are again on the rise. I found one gun under three hundred dollars and it was a twenty-two, as far as semi-automatic handguns, Lowell said. That, and a backlog with the federal firearms background check database indicates gun sales are on the rise across the country. Youve got a lot of people buying guns that are not real familiar with guns and a gun is a dangerous tool. Its like a hammer, Lowell explained.

Houston police and federal agents are calling on gun owners to take extra precautions when leaving their weapons in their cars.

HOUSTON – George Bush Intercontinental Airport is among the top five airports where Transportation Security Administration officers found the most guns in 2019. IAH officers detected 138 guns in carry-on bags or on passengers last year, authorities announced Wednesday. NEWS: TSA officers caught more firearms at checkpoints nationwide in 2019 than ever before in the agency’s 18-year history. Read the full press release: https://t.co/n3Zqyfpcnx pic.twitter.com/Qejm69lzwy — TSA (@TSA) January 15, 2020The IAH information was part of a news release that also announced that TSA officers found more firearms at checkpoints nationwide in 2019 than ever before in the agency’s 18-year history. The top five airports where TSA officers detected guns at checkpoints in 2019 were:1.