WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is stepping into a lawsuit against the company that handled background checks of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis. The lawsuit alleges that the company, United States Investigations Services, ...

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Residents who have submitted handgun purchase applications before new requirements go into effect Oct. 1 will not have to obtain a handgun qualification license, Maryland State Police said Tuesday. The new law has prompted a huge increase in applications for ...

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Maryland State Police say gun dealers released guns to 30 people who are prohibited from owning guns after a spike in applications created a background check backlog much longer than the seven-day waiting period. WBAL-TV reports that the current backlog ...

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WASHINGTON — Republican opposition is growing to a bipartisan Senate plan for expanding background checks for firearms buyers, enough to put the proposal’s fate in jeopardy. But the measure may change as both sides compete for support in one of ...

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Maryland State Police are taking three times as long as usual to finish background checks on new gun purchases, Maryland gun dealers say. The process usually takes seven days, but several dealers said it was taking three weeks or more ...

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An attorney for Frederick County says there’s no evidence that two deputy sheriffs discriminated against a Salvadoran woman during a 2008 encounter that led to her arrest on an immigration warrant. The attorney made the remarks Tuesday while arguing for ...

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