A California lawmaker proposed legislation Monday to make background checks and gun registrations requirements for anyone who builds plastic firearms, dubbed “ghost guns,” on a 3-D printer at home. The bill, by state Sen. Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles), would also apply to anyone who buys parts that can be assembled into a gun, Fox News reports.

Many schools employ drug testing to deter illegal substance use by students, but new research from Counsel and Heal has revealed that these checks fail to dissuade teens from trying drugs, Fox News reports.

The federal government said that it will take action this year that could eventually require Metra and other railroads to install inward-facing video cameras in locomotives.

Through our Summer of 2013 Renewathon, Security magazine raised more than $1,500 and will donate it to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

A suspected school shooter is in custody after opening fire at a middle school and critically injuring at least two teenagers in Roswell, N.M. The victims, a 14-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, are both in critical condition, hospital officials report.

Mexico’s government pledged Monday to take control of a violent western state after days of fighting between masked vigilantes and members of one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels, Reuters reports.

Mass shootings have remained stagnant over 34 years, averaging 20 a year and are not fueld by media attention, says a crime study.

There has been less crime in New York city in the previous 12 years -- unless you're the owner of an iOS Device like the iPhone or iPad.

Target said it is investing US$5 million in a multi-year campaign to educate the public on the dangers of scams.

Democratic lawmakers called for a congressional inquiry into the hacking of credit and debit card data of Target customers.