Mass. students holding replica guns suspended after Facebook post

Two high school students in Middleborough, Massachusetts, have been suspended from Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School in Taunton after posting a picture on Facebook. It shows the two holding Airsoft guns and dressed for the school’s homecoming dance which was held last Friday.

Airsoft guns are replicas, which can fire plastic pellets, and are intended to be non-lethal.

Tito Velez, 16, said it was his idea, "We wanted something unique and different instead of using flowers like everyone else. We were like, 'let’s use something we like to do on the weekend as a prop.'"

Video: 'Cop loses it when I say "God Bless You"'

Caution: language

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Girl, 11, shoots man attacking mother in southeast Oklahoma City

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Man Refusing To Lie Down For Police, Despite Guns Pointed At Him

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Video Shows State Trooper Stealing from Fatal Crash Victim: Cops

<img src="http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/653*367/aaron+huntsman+trooper.jpg" align="right" width="300">More is coming to light about the case of a veteran state trooper accused of stealing jewelry and cash from a crash victim who later died.

Detectives said they have video evidence from a dashboard camera that Aaron Huntsman stole from John Scalesse, of Orange, who was killed in a crash on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield on Sept. 22.

Oath Upheld: Nashville Cops Refused Secret Service Request for Illegal Search of Obama Critic

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Homeowner shot two suspects in W. Harris Co. TX

<a href="http://abc13.com/news/sheriffs-office-homeowner-shot-two-suspects/334321... src="/sites/default/files/Capture.PNG" align="right" width="320"></a>A Katy homeowner pulled out a gun and started shooting to defend his home from two burglars, and he's talking to ABC-13 about it.

Justice Dept. will review practice of creating fake Facebook profiles

The Justice Department said Tuesday that it will review federal law enforcement practices in light of an incident in which a federal agent used a woman’s photographs and other personal information to create a fake Facebook account as part of a drug investigation.

The woman, Sondra Arquiett of Watertown, N.Y., alleges in a lawsuit that police seized photos and other information from her cellphone after she was arrested in 2010 on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

La. Restaurant Offers 10% Discount for Gun Toters

Guns don't kill people, they give you 10 percent off your Cajun sausage order. At least when you visit Louisiana-based Bergeron's Boudin and Cajun Meats, that is.

This local eatery started giving armed customers 10 percent off their orders a few weeks ago, and according to Port Allen's WVLA-TV, it's been "a hit." Kevin Cox, Bergeron's owner, is bucking the trend of private businesses barring guns by welcoming those who slap iron to a discounted meal.

Does Cox have the right idea with his gun-toting discount?

Legal Guns for Tender Vittles

DC Police Dept 'Loses' Gun Owners’ Fingerprints, Forces Them to Pay Fee to Re-Register

The District of Columbia is the only jurisdiction in America in which gun owners have to re-register their guns with the government every three years. The mandate was enforced at the beginning of this year. Now, the Metropolitan Police Department has been sending notices to residents with registered firearms to come down to their headquarters to be fingerprinted. The only problem is, most people are resisting the demand.

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