BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup National By Alex Perry 03/21/18 AT 12:52 PM Police in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday identified the man suspected to be responsible for the series of package bombings in March that terrorized the city. The suspect, Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, reportedly killed himself when he detonated a device in his vehicle while pursued by Austin police in nearby Round Rock, Texas, early Wednesday morning.NEW: Photo of Austin bomber Mark Anthony Conditt https://t.co/zNpOvWWmta pic.twitter.com/tX0nGNphpr— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) March 21, 2018Police identified Conditt as a person of interest after a package explosion at a FedEx facility near San Antonio, the fifth such attack since March 2. Another package, which did not detonate, was found at a different facility, which was sent from Austin and headed elsewhere in the city.Evidence at the scene, including surveillance photos, led … [Read more...] about Austin Bomber Identified As 23-Year-Old Mark Anthony Conditt
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Austin Bars Police Department From Selling Its Old Guns To The Public
POLITICS 05/11/2018 04:50 pm ET Updated 1 hour ago The sponsor of the measure says the city should not be contributing to gun violence in any way. By Nick Wing 150 The Austin City Council voted this week to prohibit its police department from selling retired service weapons back to the public, citing concerns about how those firearms might be used once they’re in civilian hands. The resolution was a response to recent revelations that Austin police had offloaded more than 1,100 Smith & Wesson .40 caliber handguns to a Houston gun dealer in 2016 after the department secured a new contract for 9mm duty weapons. Police made around $370,000 for those firearms, which the dealer was then free to resell. But Council Member Alison Alter, who sponsored the measure, said that revenue may have come at a much deeper cost. “How do you compare that to someone’s life who gets killed by one of the 1,100 guns you put out … [Read more...] about Austin Bars Police Department From Selling Its Old Guns To The Public
Wizards trade Gortat to Los Angeles Clippers for Austin Rivers
Candace Buckner, The Washington Post Published 5:14 pm, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 The Washington Wizards made their first big move of the offseason Tuesday night by trading longtime starting center Marcin Gortat to the Los Angeles Clippers for guard Austin Rivers. Gortat, 34, played the past five seasons as Washington's steady big man, anchoring a lineup that featured a young backcourt of John Wall and Bradley Beal. During Gortat's run, he helped the Wizards advance to the playoffs in four of his five seasons. While Gortat established an alter ego as the "Polish Hammer," not missing a regular season or playoff game over the past two seasons and setting punishing screens to free up his teammates, his role on the court had been diminished as the team favored smaller players. Last season, Gortat averaged 25.3 minutes per game, his fewest since his third year in the NBA, as well as 8.4 points and 7.6 rebounds. With the move, the Wizards appear to be shifting toward the more … [Read more...] about Wizards trade Gortat to Los Angeles Clippers for Austin Rivers
Charlotte leaders head to Austin for final convention vote
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Austin’s 3-D gunmaker to announce action plan Tuesday
By Andrea Zelinski Published 10:53 am CDT, Tuesday, August 28, 2018 AUSTIN — The Austin man fighting in federal court to share blueprints for building 3D-printed guns plans to unveil a “national plan of action” today, after a Seattle judge blocked him from distributing directions for making the novel weapons online. The guns have no serial numbers and cannot be spotted by some metal detectors, according to court documents. Cody Wilson, who has designed the guns, argues that he has a First Amendment right to share the blueprints. However, the court on Monday granted an injunction to stop him from sharing do-it-yourself directions until a lawsuit over the matter is resolved. Attorneys general in nine states have sued to stop Wilson and his company, Defense Distributed, from making the blueprints available to the public. The decision sidelines an agreement made between the Trump administration and Wilson’s company, Defense Distributed to permit him … [Read more...] about Austin’s 3-D gunmaker to announce action plan Tuesday
