Most zip guns cost less than $10 to build, but the real price was paid in lost fingers, shattered wrists, and accidental deaths. They lacked safeties, proper barrels, or reliable firing mechanisms.

We take a closer look at the crude, improvised world of the zip gun, often cited as one of the worst pistols in history. This description traces the origins of these homemade weapons, built from pipes ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) — An improvised firearm — also known as a “zip gun” — was found on a homeless man who was arrested Thursday in Santa Rosa on an outstanding felony arrest warrant. The Santa ...

A 65-year-old man has been arrested for alleged possession of an illegal firearm and narcotics, Palm Springs police said Tuesday. Officers conducted a “proactive” traffic stop of Michael Ernest Murphy ...

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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – Circleville police arrested a man Friday whom they accused of shooting out more than 30 different windows throughout the town. Exactly one month prior on Jan. 17, multiple ...

On Aug. 8 at about 4 p.m., Santa Monica police officers responded to the 2200 block of 28th Street where they met the reporting parties. The reporting parties told the officers about a subject, a ...

A man who allegedly attempted to run over a homeless person while a 2-year-old child was sitting unrestrained in the front seat was arrested Friday by Yuba City police. Officers responded to a call ...