Crime is Slate’s crime blog. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @slatecrime. I write a lot about “accidental” child shooting deaths—the stories of children who kill themselves or other kids ...

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER PAUL VAN OSDOL IS LIVE WITH MORE ON THIS PAUL WHAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH THESE LOCKS. >> A NATIONALLY RENOWNED LOCK EXPERT TELLS ME SOME OF THESE TRIGGER LOCKS CAN BE EASILY PICKED ...

Noted security expert Marc Weber Tobias contributes The Lockdown, exposing the shoddy security you may depend on. Two years ago I published an alert on my site regarding the inherent insecurity of gun ...

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I tested the IDENTILOCK trigger lock, a firearm-locking device designed to open with a touch of a fingerprint. At the end of my testing, I have a recommendation: This device should be issued with ...

TULALIP — Guns can be found in more than a third of Washington homes. And in 12 percent of homes, those guns likely are loaded, state health officials say. As a step toward improving gun safety, ...

EASIER ACCESS TO GUN LOCKING DEVICES, AS THE POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TEAMING UP WITH THE DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY TO MAKE GUN STORAGE MORE SAFE BY HANDING OUT GUN TRIGGER LOCKS AT THE CITY’S ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An ordinance will go into effect in San Diego Thursday requiring gun owners to store their weapons in a locked container or disable them with a trigger lock when not in use. City ...

Everyone has heard about gun control–you can be for it or against it or somewhere lost in between. But what is happening all over America requires some common sense. The tragedy at Columbine High ...