On its face legislation requiring those who want to purchase flare guns to show proof they are over the age of 21 makes sense. The proposal includes criminal penalties for those who sell flare guns to ...

State Sen. Patricia Fahy is pictured during a news conference in June in Albany. State residents may have to show state-licensed identification to prove they are over the age of 21 before purchasing a ...

A man facing charges for allegedly firing a flare gun at a security guard outside of a North Smithfield Walmart and then stealing their vehicle, will face a jud ...

A woman identified as 76-year-old Kathleen Schuman was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon after firing a flare gun at her neighbor. The elderly man retaliated, attacking her and slamming ...

Utica police are warning parents and residents about a rise in juveniles possessing and firing flare guns, citing safety ...

The Utica Police Department is warning residents about kids possessing flare guns, according to a statement from law ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — An Albany teenager was arrested on Friday after allegedly being found with a modified, loaded flare gun, according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. The 18-year-old male ...

The Utica Police Department said that these flare guns, which are usually legal when used properly, have recently been fired ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police in Fontana, California, arrested a man who shot a flare gun at the front window of a woman’s house on Saturday, November 15 ...

Guilderland Police have arrested a man in connection with a series of car break-ins reported earlier this month in the town. Cut your bills in the new year If you’re like many families, you may be ...

New bills would tighten access to flare guns and make their use as a weapon illegal. Lawmakers said they were prompted by a violent Fourth of July in Albany. A chaotic July 4th left a building in ...