RAEFORD, N.C. (WFXB) – A North Carolina mother is outraged after she says her 5-year-old daughter was suspended from school because of a stick that resembled a gun. Her mother – Brandy Miller – is demanding an apology. It all started Friday when Miller got a phone call from the principal about a playground incident. Her daughter explains that she…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WFXB) – A new bill introduced in North Carolina is sparking a lot of controversy. It would allow people to carry guns without a permit. State Rep. Larry Pittman introduced House Bill 69 last week in Raleigh. North Carolina’s concealed carry law requires that an applicant first take a safety course. In making the permits optional, gun owners would…
Three families of victims killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting have filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google. The lawsuit alleges the tech giants helped radicalize the Pulse nightclub gunman that opened fire at the Orlando nightclub, killing 49 people in June. The suit claims all three companies “knowingly and recklessly” let accounts associated with ISIS exist. It claims those…
CHARLESTON, SC (WFXB) – A jury has found Dylann Roof guilty of all 33 federal charges stemming from last year’s Charleston church massacre. A self-declared white supremacist, Roof walked into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal in June of 2015, and shot and killed nine people. One woman, Polly Sheppard, survived. She testified Wednesday about the moments Roof began shooting as church members…
LYNCHBURG, VA (WFXB) – Liberty University could become the first college to have an NRA and NCAA certified outdoor shooting range on campus. The university is looking into plans to build a shooting range on its land in Campbell County, Virginia. The outdoor space would include a pistol range, a rifle range, an instructional area, and a three-gun competition range. There would…
NEWTOWN, CT (WFXB) – Today marks the 4th anniversary since one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. The Newtown community gathered today to remember those lost four years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School when 20 students and six adults were tragically gunned down in 2012. Connecticut will fly flags at half-staff today to honor the victims. Newtown marked the…
CHALRESTON, S.C. (WFXB) – New details emerged yesterday to potentially convict Dylann Roffof the mass shooting that killed 9 black worshipers in 2015. A prints analyst found Roof’s fingerprints on the murder weapon, including one print on the trigger of the .45-caliber Glock pistol. Prosecutors are suggesting Roof also had a “hit list,” as investigators revealed that Roof traveled to Charleston from…
After a fatal police shooting, protest erupts in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Five Dallas police officers were killed and seven others wounded Thursday night when sniper fire turned a peaceful protest over recent police shootings into a scene of chaos and terror.
A Minnesota company has invented a handgun that folds up to look just like a smartphone. Law enforcement isn’t thrilled.
