(Reuters) – Ukraine’s air force commander, Mykola Oleshchuk, said on Tuesday the military had carried out a “destructive strike” on a Russian ammunition depot in Moscow-occupied Crimea on Monday. “Once again, Ukrainian aircraft ‘destroyed’ by enemy propaganda continue to successfully perform combat missions,” Oleshchuk said on Telegram, referring to a report by Russia’s defence ministry […]
You’ll soon have to pay more for guns and ammo in California, due to a new law. Starting July 1, Assembly Bill 28 requires manufacturers, vendors and dealers to pay an 11% tax on firearms and ammunition to fund violence prevention efforts. It’s one of several new laws focused on gun control, including limiting concealed […]
In four days, an Orlando woman will learn from a Turks and Caicos judge when she will be able to return home to her family after being arrested for having ammunition in her carry-on luggage at the Howard Hamilton International Airport. Sharitta Grier spoke to WFTV via Facetime from her Airbnb after she was released […]
An Edmond man will be returning home this weekend after facing charges in Turks and Caicos for ammunition found in his suitcase back in April. Ryan Watson pleaded guilty to having four bullets in his carry-on suitcase, which were found when Watson and his family were at the airport attempting to fly back to Oklahoma. […]
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands — An American will avoid any more time behind bars, a judge ruled Friday, after the Oklahoma resident was arrested on the islands with four rounds of ammunition found in his luggage. Justice Lobban Jackson sentenced 40-year-old Ryan Watson to time served and a $2,000 fine, or $500 for each […]
People have been killed and injured after a huge fire broke out at an ammunition depot in Chad, causing major explosions, senior government ministers have said. Foreign Minister Koulamallah Abderaman said the blaze happened at a military depot in the Goudji area of the capital, N’Djamena. President Mahamat Idriss Deby sent his condolences to the […]
“A weight has been lifted off my shoulders and my wife, and I’m glad that I get to go home and be with my son again,” said Tyler Wenrich after his sentencing Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Tyler Wenrich Tyler Wenrich, a 911 operator and emergency medical technician from Virginia who was arrested […]
American Tyler Wenrich was sentenced to three weeks in jail and fined Tuesday after he had pleaded guilty earlier this month to possession of ammunition while traveling to Turks and Caicos. The Virginia resident was fined $9,000, Kimo Tynes, the director of communications for the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, said in a […]
Bryan Hagerich was held in Turks and Caicos for three months after hunting ammunition was found in his luggage AP Photo/Matt Freed Bryan Hagerich talking to reporters on Friday, May 24, 2024 Bryan Hagerich, a father of two who was held in Turks and Caicos for three months after police found ammunition in his luggage, […]
American Bryan Hagerich was spared a lengthy prison sentence under Turks and Caicos’ strict gun laws and will return to the U.S. after paying a fine. The father of two was caught with ammunition in his baggage earlier this year. A judge sentenced Hagerich on Friday to a suspended 52-week sentence with a fine of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is expected to announce an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine on Friday as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the Kharkiv region, two U.S. officials say. This will be the fourth installment of military aid for Ukraine since Congress passed a long-delayed […]
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Three months after kickstarting a bulk ammunition purchase for Ukraine, Czech officials share divergent assessments of how it’s going. “The Czech-led initiative to fund and procure urgently artillery ammo for Ukraine is progressing steadily – the first 180,000 shells have been contracted and should arrive by June,” František Šulc, the first Deputy […]