The U.S. Supreme Court has shown interest in hearing gun rights advocates’ contention that Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons violates the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, a Second Amendment argument the high court declined to consider five ...

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In dueling court papers, a gun rights group and Maryland’s attorney general differ on the consequences a coming U.S. Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of limits on carrying handguns outside one’s home will have on the state’s controversial licensing ...

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Gun rights advocates have taken aim again at Maryland’s assault weapons ban, hoping a reconstituted and more conservative U.S. Supreme Court will consider and overturn a 2017 lower court ruling upholding the constitutionality of the state’s prohibition. In papers filed ...

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A Maryland firearms dealer can pursue its constitutional challenge to the state’s law and regulations requiring would-be handgun purchasers to be licensed before they can buy the weapon, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. Atlantic Guns Inc. claims the Firearm ...

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The Republican candidate for governor is laying the blame for Beretta USA Corp.’s decision to move 160 manufacturing jobs at the feet of Gov. Martin J. O’Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown. “I am saddened to learn that the ...

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Beretta U.S.A. Corp. will no longer manufacture firearms in Maryland, according to a company spokesman.

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A hearing on whether to dismiss challenges to Maryland's 2013 law will be heard in U.S. District Court in Baltimore Tuesday.

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A legislative committee on Monday approved controversial regulations to require would-be handgun purchasers to fire a weapon at a test range in order to get a license.

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Maryland State Police say officers from several law enforcement agencies will help troopers conduct background checks for people applying to buy guns. State police said Thursday that officers from other agencies will conduct firearm purchase application background investigations. State law ...

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