Guns

The battle is expected to bring in thousands of folks of all ages, but if you are thinking about signing up and bringing the furious foam - you'll have to be prepared.

For the second straight week an Acadiana area high school student has been arrested for having a gun in their vehicle.

The loaded weapon was hidden in a backpack and was reported to faculty by another student.

A child found a gun in the cushions of a couch on the display floor at an IKEA store. Fortunately, no one was injured.

The irony is that supporters on both sides of the issue have the same goal in mind. That goal is to keep kids safe.

The student thought it was a fashion statement, the police and school officials saw this as a threat and they acted accordingly.

In Louisiana bringing a weapon into a church is allowed under some very strict guidelines. Many church leaders and law enforcement officials support these measures.

Here in Sportsman's Paradise, obviously we do a lot of hunting. As Louisianians we're also pretty independent folks, so we take full advantage of our right to bear arms. How heavily armed are we compared to the rest of the U.S.? Well, we rank fairly high on the list.

Ricky Meche's Donut King On E. Willow Street is defending a message posted on the sign outside of their restaurant.

Police in Eunice are asking for witnesses to come forward as they investigate an altercation allegedly involving a firearm after a high school baseball game.

Is election uncertainty the reason that gun sales are spiking across Lousiana? Possibly, but there is a more realistic reason too.

Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft and Executive Director of the Lafayette Parish Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, Holly Howat, spoke with Brandon and Bernie on 'Acadiana's Morning News' about the Love It/Lock It initiative, which encourages residents to lock their cars to prevent gun theft and related crime.

A North Carolina teenager is in hot water over a photo she posted to her Facebook page.

A Restaurant in Port Allen, Bergeron's Restaurant, is giving all gun-touting customers 10 percent off their meals for packing heat.

Shawn Moore, a firearms instructor, posted this photo of his 11-year-old son on Facebook, and it resulted in a visit from the New Jersey Police and personnel from Family Services. The gun the kid is holding is a .22 rifle, a copy of the AR-15, but a 22 caliber.

Most of us tune into 'Sunday Night Football' and expect to see one of the weekend's big games. What you don't expect is a lecture on gun control.