Public Safety

The Senate Judiciary Committee finished two days of hearings about guns, mental health and the Second Amendment.

GOP Chairman Rob Kauffman says in particular, a high-profile “red flag” bill won’t be considered “so long as Chairman Kauffman is chairman.”

School districts are already overburdened — but there could be a workaround.

The training provides a glimpse of how Pa. schools could change if armed teachers become a new normal in classrooms.

Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said only trace amounts of dangerous hydrofluoric acid remain at the damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery.

Court papers say Smith also suggested targeting a major news network with a car bomb. The news network was not identified.

The prospect of significant gun measures has faded in recent weeks under the Republican-controlled Senate and President Donald Trump.

A volunteer firefighter's interest in the extremist group the Proud Boys has Haverford Township residents fighting over whether it should vet the views of public servants.

Both sides will keep a close eye on Senate hearings next week.

More than 3 million women experienced rape as their first sexual encounter, according to a new study, which surveyed women ages 18 to 44.

Why did Sig Sauer, the manufacturer of the P320 handgun, fix trigger problems in the U.S. Army version more than a year before offering an upgrade to the public?

Pelosi, D-Calif., and Schumer, D-N.Y., said they made clear that any proposal lacking the House legislation "will not get the job done" by leaving dangerous loopholes.

SEPTA police officers will have Glock 17s on loan from the Philadelphia Police Department to replace the Sig Sauer P320 as their service weapon as soon as Monday.

Law enforcement agencies can confiscate the guns of a person who poses a threat to themselves or others after getting judicial approval.

After the university sent an alert based on an unverified report of a shooter, students understandably freaked out. Did Villanova jump the gun or follow best practices?