A yearlong celebration has been launched to mark the 50th anniversary of that designation — and once again, the U.S. flag is flying over the only building that is left of the original Armory.
In 1957, the U.S. military introduced the M14 as its standard-issue service ... However, the small supply of surplus rifles and high demand from the qualified public necessitated a lottery system ...
“They heard approximately 20 gunshots that they suspected were coming from two different guns about three blocks north of them,” Hagemeyer said. “And in the 1400 block of North Poole Street ...
For the last several years, efforts to reform gun laws have stalled, largely limited to blue states restricting the purchase of semiautomatic rifles and large-capacity magazines or strengthening “red ...