Read more weapon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4307/weapon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:38:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71440/school-suspends-1st-grader-for-cub-scout-eating-utensils.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA first grader was suspended for 45 days from school for bringing a Cub Scout combined knife-fork-spoon utensil to class, triggering an uproar among parents. Zachary Christie, 6, was booted because his Newark school has a zero-tolerance policy on knives. Horrifying episodes like the Columbine and Virginia Tech shootings have...http://www.newser.com/story/71440/school-suspends-1st-grader-for-cub-scout-eating-utensils.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 1:42:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70435/iran-test-launches-its-longest-range-missiles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIran claimed to have test-fired the longest-range missiles in its arsenal today—weapons capable of carrying a warhead and striking Israel or US military bases in the Middle East. It was the third round of missile tests in two days of drills by the power Revolutionary Guard, which controls Iran's...http://www.newser.com/story/70435/iran-test-launches-its-longest-range-missiles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 6:03:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63714/girlfriend-owned-gun-at-mcnair-crime-scene.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteve McNair's girlfriend bought a gun on Thursday, less than 2 days before she and the retired NFL quarterback were shot to death with the weapon, Nashville police say. A spokesman refused to say who sold Sahel Kazemi the gun but did say it fired five shots, the Tennessean reports....http://www.newser.com/story/63714/girlfriend-owned-gun-at-mcnair-crime-scene.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 19:55:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60929/sotomayors-nunchuks-ruling-worries-gun-groups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNinjas aren't the only people concerned about Sonia Sotomayor's decision earlier this year to uphold New York's ban on nunchuks, or nunchakus, CQPolitics reports. The Supreme Court nominee was on a panel that rejected a man's claim that the ban on the martial arts weapon violated his Second Amendment right...http://www.newser.com/story/60929/sotomayors-nunchuks-ruling-worries-gun-groups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 1:44:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59520/us-issued-ammo-found-on-afghan-insurgents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe resilience of Afghanistan's Taliban insurgency may be partly due to supplies from the US, according to a New York Times investigation. The majority of 30 rifle magazines recently found on dead insurgents were the same as those issued to the Afghan military by the US, strongly suggesting that Pentagon-supplied...http://www.newser.com/story/59520/us-issued-ammo-found-on-afghan-insurgents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 1:27:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53744/runway-finalist-charged-with-hurling-cat-at-ex-beau.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWay to have a hissy fit. Quirky Project Runway finalist Kenley Collins was arrested last night after hurling her cat at an ex-boyfriend in her Brooklyn apartment, reports the New York Daily News . The catty season-five contestant also lobbed a laptap, apples, and a glass of water, police said. She...http://www.newser.com/story/53744/runway-finalist-charged-with-hurling-cat-at-ex-beau.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 9:57:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45406/pentagon-closer-to-air-laser-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's transition team is studying the Pentagon's first test of a plane firing a laser weapon, and may nix the $4.3 billion project—but the US military is still nearing its dream of laser warfare, New Scientist Tech reports. The Airborne Laser, once touted as defensive, could easily...http://www.newser.com/story/45406/pentagon-closer-to-air-laser-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Dec 2008 20:39:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44089/giants-burress-turns-himself-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlaxico Burress arrived at a police station this morning where he was expected to be charged after accidentally shooting himself in the right thigh at a Manhattan nightclub. The New York Giants' star wide receiver plans to plead not guilty to a weapon possession charge during an afternoon court appearance,...http://www.newser.com/story/44089/giants-burress-turns-himself-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Dec 2008 10:00:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34622/mexican-drug-lords-guns-traced-to-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands of powerful automatic weapons used by drug cartels in Mexico have been traced back to US shops, and little is being done to curb the guns’ flow southward, the Los Angeles Times reports. More than 90% of guns taken at the border and picked up after clashes come from...http://www.newser.com/story/34622/mexican-drug-lords-guns-traced-to-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 Aug 2008 7:00:00 CDT