July 12, 2024Fewer guns confiscated at Jacksonville’s airportThe number of guns seized at Jacksonville International Airport has declined by 25% from last year.…By Steven Ponson
April 25, 2024Jacksonville man sentenced for hate crimes on Black womenFrederick Pierallini III pleaded guilty to accosting two Black women with a shotgun in separate hate crimes.…By Dan Scanlan
March 1, 2024House passes Palatka rep’s bill to lower gun-buying ageThe House passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Bobby Payne that would lower the minimum age to buy rifles and…By News Service of Florida
February 8, 202411-year-old arrested after bringing loaded gun to schoolA police report says the boy wanted to kill another student. The 9 mm handgun belongs to his mother.…By Khalil Maycock - News4Jax
January 4, 2024Palatka rep files proposal to lower gun-buying ageRepublican Rep. Bobby Payne wants to lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 for people to buy rifles and…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
December 22, 2023Jacksonville gives out gun locks to stem child deathsAt least 30 children have been shot in Jacksonville so far this year, and 11 of those children have died.…By Vic Micolucci - News4Jax
November 1, 2023Gun safety classes plummet after concealed carry changesApplications for concealed carry permits have dropped by about 64% since Florida eliminated the need for training and a permit…By Jack Lemnus - Fresh Take Florida
September 27, 2023Childrens’ slayings leave Jacksonville stunnedSix slayings since last Friday — including a 3-year-old girl on Saturday and a 6-year-old on Wednesday — have left…By Dan Scanlan
August 8, 202310 arrested after gunbattle that left hole in mayor’s windowA gunfight in James Weldon Johnson Park, across from City Hall, was part of a wider conflict between rival groups,…By Dan Scanlan
March 9, 2023UNF poll: DeSantis ahead in Florida for Republican presidential primaryA new poll says Ron DeSantis is more popular than Donald Trump among registered Florida Republicans in an imaginary primary.…By WJCT News