1400s - The matchlock gun appears. Before the matchlock, guns were fired by holding a burning wick to a "touch hole" in the barrel igniting ... 1807 - Percussion-detonating principle patented.

The verbiage told how the gun had been found ... Ellsworth was killed by Jackson with a single blast from a borrowed double-barrel shotgun. Within seconds, Jackson lay dying on the floor, shot ...

A general manager and two other employees were dismissed from a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland, after the restaurant sparked outrage over its treatment of special education students who were ...

A group of students with disabilities visited a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland and were refused service, according to school officials, leading to community outcry, a planned protest and the ...

Luka Dončić had his 80th career triple-double with a season-high 45 points along with 13 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat Klay Thompson's former Golden State Warriors 143 ...

Those include the slide — the top portion of the gun — and the barrel, which appeared in the photos to be threaded, allowing a suppressor or silencer to be attached. The pistol’s magazine ...

A crowd of community members gathered under gray skies Sunday afternoon outside the Maryland Cracker Barrel where a group of special needs and autistic children were denied dine-in service earlier ...

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. A group of students with disabilities visited a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland and were refused service, according to school officials, leading to community ...

A 64-year-old grandfather in Texas ejects the magazine from his gun, preparing to clean it, pointing the barrel toward the wall. His grandson’s friend is in a bedroom on the other side.

Double demerit points are set to be enforced in some states in the coming days. A common myth is that Christmas double demerit points are applied throughout Australia for the entire summer holiday ...

But mass shootings remain a rare occurrence. Only a small fraction of the nation’s nearly 130,000 schools report gun incidents each year. By Troy Closson Gun violence on school grounds has seen ...

A step-by-step guide to absolutely perfect double chocolate cookies. Follow the steps below for beautifully symmetrical cookies with just the right amount of chewiness, or see the recipe tips for ...