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The Armed Citizen Project, a nonprofit group that arms residents living in high-crime cities, reportedly hopes to put shotguns in the hands of residents living in Chicago.

Airport full-body X-ray scanners underwent more than 700 inspections last year and passed all radiation tests.

The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded two weeks ago, killing 14 people and injuring about 200, was a repeat target of theft by intruders.

Transitioning from the public sector, including law enforcement and military professions, to the private sector security industry can be a difficult task, but Time Warner Cable is sponsoring an event and networking luncheon at the ASIS New York City Conference and Expo to guide the change. 

Four of the top 10 most dangerous neighborhoods are located in Detroit, where there is a high number of vacant residences and empty lots.

Underpaid or under-trained security officers are only one of the gaps in event security, according to a USA Today report. 

18 people have been indicted in the scheme, which involved stealing raw copper from an Arizona mine, disguising it as scrap metal and then selling it to China via the black market. 

78 percent of Americans polled after the Boston Marathon bombing said that public surveillance is a good idea, despite privacy infringement concerns. 

The House Homeland Security Committee next week will examine the Boston Marathon bombing and its implications for U.S. homeland security.

Chicago's first 80-degree day in seven months brought a wave of violence, with an average of one shooting per hour at one point.