The mother of a woman allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant from El Salvador gave emotional testimony to lawmakers Wednesday about the moment she found out about her daughter’s death while testifying that U.S. borders are “not safe.” Patty Morin, whose daughter Rachel was killed last year in Maryland, testified at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the border …

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s comments Monday denouncing ShotSpotter as “walkie-talkies on a pole” are facing criticism from city council members who want to extend the gunshot detection system‘s contract, currently set to expire on Sunday. Johnson, who campaigned in 2023 on ending the city’s contract with SoundThinking Inc., which owns ShotSpotter, said the program has not been successful in reducing …

As San Francisco’s district attorney, Kamala Harris told legal gun owners in her community that authorities could “walk into” their homes to inspect whether they were storing their firearms properly under a new law she helped draft. “We’re going to require responsible behaviors among everybody in the community, and just because you legally possess a gun in the sanctity of …