A Gustavus Adolphus College professor is accused of stealing gun parts and ammunition from a Scheels store on several occasions before finally being caught and charged.

In colonial America, it was firearms from other countries that armed soldiers, but for most of the civilian populace, American-made fowlers fit the bill.

Attacks have appeared to intensify in the war in the Middle East including strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and an Iranian missile attack that wounded U.S. service members and damaged ...