Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple is weighing in on a disturbing trend in New York – people modifying flare guns to shoot live ammunition. An 18-year-old was arrested on Friday in the area of ...

ALBANY — Deputies discovered a flare gun modified to shoot bullets after stopping an 18-year-old man, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said. Deputies apprehended the man late Friday night around ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)— New York State Senator Pat Fahy is introducing two new bills after a young person allegedly fired flare gun Friday night, causing a home to burn down in the City of Albany. “The ...

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 ...

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 ...