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Machine Gun Kits Found by the Thousands in DFW

Machine Gun Kits Found by the Thousands in DFW

(WBAP/KLIF) — An alarming rise in illegal machine gun converter kits popping up in North Texas. Thousands of these kits have been found on the streets of Dallas-Fort Worth. Illegal machine gun kits were once imported from China, but can now be made at home with a 3D printer.ATF agents and local police say they…MORE

Cornyn Urges Action in Congress Following Threat against Justice Kavanaugh

Cornyn Urges Action in Congress Following Threat against Justice Kavanaugh

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – After reports of police detaining an armed man near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home who threatened to kill the Justice, U.S. Senator John Cornyn called on the House of Representatives to pass his Supreme Court Police Parity Act. “The arrest of this individual proves these threats to the Justices’ lives are…MORE

Uvalde 11-year-old Testifies Before Congress

Uvalde 11-year-old Testifies Before Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) – An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas has told members of Congress how she covered herself in her dead classmate’s blood and played dead to avoid being shot. Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grader at Robb Elementary School, told lawmakers in a pre-recorded video Wednesday that…MORE

Dallas Police Searching for Witnesses in Uptown Hit-and-Run

Dallas Police Searching for Witnesses in Uptown Hit-and-Run

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Dallas Police Department is asking the public to help catch the driver in a recent hit-and-run in Uptown. It happened on Sunday, June 5, around 12:10 a.m. as a pedestrian was crossing the street at 3700 Cole Avenue just south of Blackburn Street. Surveillance video shows a small, dark-colored…MORE

Court: Armed Man Arrested near Justice Kavanaugh’s House

Court: Armed Man Arrested near Justice Kavanaugh’s House

The Supreme Court says an armed man who made threats against Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice’s house in Maryland. The man was arrested around 1:50 a.m. EDT Wednesday, court spokeswoman Patrica McCabe said in an email. The Washington Post initially reported the arrest, quoting sources who said the man is from California…MORE