Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a shooting in North Pole early Saturday morning to find a 19-year-old victim dead from a gunshot wound to the head, the AST dispatch reported. Troopers went to the location after receiving the call at 1:27 am Saturday and opened an investigation that immediately found that 23-year-old […]
(Anchorage, Alaska) – Attorney General Treg Taylor joined with 21 other attorneys general in opposing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) proposed rule to require federal registration of handguns equipped with stabilizing braces. The new rule, if it takes effect, would reclassify such handguns as “short-barreled rifles,” and subject them to the stringent […]
A driver traveling near the Palmer High School reported to troopers that he and his son had been shot at while driving in their vehicle late Sunday afternoon. Other witnesses verified the incident and provided vehicle and suspect descriptions. Palmer police, along with state and wildlife troopers responded to the scene to attempt to locate […]
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Department of Justice revealed on Monday that a California man caught at the Juneau airport in possession of a firearm in October 2017 has been sentenced in Juneau to 34 months in prison. According to the release, 42-year-old Brent Ernst Hansen was detained at the airport on October 16th, 2017 while trying to […]