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Dual Citizen Charged in ICE Facility Attack Said He ‘Went Batman,’ Claimed DHS Was ‘Hurting His People’

May 25, 2026 6:19 amMay 25, 2026 6:58 am

A 19-year-old West Valley man faces federal charges after authorities say he attempted to set fire to a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Surprise, Arizona, and later told investigators he “went Batman” to stop the project....

Ghost Gun Part Redefinition Bill Passes in Assembly Safety Committee

April 22, 2021 2:57 amApril 21, 2021 8:58 pm

A bill to redefine a firearm in California to include frames, receivers, and other precursor parts to reduce the number of ghost guns being built in the state passed in the Assembly Safety Committee on Wednesday. Assembly Bill 1057, authored...