A company that makes airplane parts, scene of a chemical-fed fire Friday night, will open on Monday and all employees have been told to report to work. A recording on the phone line for Aerosonic Corp. in Clearwater said workers should report for an 8 a.m. meeting about the firm's near future. ...more

August 10, 2008

A homeless man who worked odd jobs for a weapons business kept a secret stash of firearms and fake identification, officials say. ...more

July 12, 2008

TAMPA - A homeless man who worked odd jobs for a weapons business kept a secret stash of firearms and fake identification, officials say. ...more

July 11, 2008

Supreme Court Ruling Applauded I applaud the decision of the United States Supreme Court regarding the Second Amendment. ...more

June 29, 2008

Federal agents raided Blackwater Worldwide this week as part of an investigation into whether the private security company sidestepped federal laws prohibiting the private purchase of automatic assault rifles, the company said Thursday. ...more

June 27, 2008

Hundreds of AK-47-type weapons were smuggled from Florida into Puerto Rico more than four years by a ring of 15 people, according to documents on file in U.S. District Court. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - Hundreds of AK-47-type weapons were smuggled from Florida into Puerto Rico over four years by a ring of 15 people, according to documents on file in U.S. District Court. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA - Women in federal law enforcement have come a long way since 1971, when it was illegal for a female federal officer to carry a gun. ...more

June 24, 2008

For years, marksmen have used a technique called bump firing: shooting a semiautomatic rifle from the hip and allowing the weapon's recoil to pull the trigger. ...more

June 21, 2008

TAMPA - Don't be alarmed if explosions are heard Wednesday and Thursday at MacDill Air Force Base—it's just a test, officials said. ...more

June 3, 2008