Steve Quinn aimed a XRF scanner gun at a wrestling action figure to measure lead and other substances in the small toy. When he squeezed the trigger and the gun completed its calculations, a screen ...

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After some earlier pilots, so-called gun scanners are making their debut on the subway, with Mayor Adams and MTA officials announcing yesterday that the imposing machines would be coming to select ...

When guns fall into the wrong hands, tragedies can happen. The makers of The Gun Box want to change that with a high-tech box that can only be opened with a fingerprint scanner or radio devices. Above ...

You have to feel sorry for the police officers who are required to frisk people for guns or knives - after all, if someone who doesn't want to be arrested is carrying a lethal weapon, the last thing ...

WASHINGTON — It’s the size of a breadbox, uses about 10 watts of power, and with a click of a button, can provide the user a glimpse of what organic threats like drugs and explosive chemicals lies ...

Mayor Adams has been a big booster of next-generation metal detectors built to identify concealed firearms. News reports in these pages have raised worthwhile questions about how he gravitated toward ...

The New York Police Department is working with the Department of Defense to further crack down on illegal guns in the city by researching technology that could detect concealed weapons on people as ...

Jan. 5—JAMESTOWN — A body scanner at Ragsdale High School detected a handgun that a student tried to bring into the building Thursday morning. Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers said that the school ...