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Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense

April 26, 2021 Leave a comment

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense. The case marks the ...

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Bill would give Md. firefighters, EMTs right to bear arms

March 10, 2021 Comments Off on Bill would give Md. firefighters, EMTs right to bear arms

Beretta handguns for sale in 2013 at FreeState Gun Range in Middle River. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz - FILE)

Firefighters and paramedics should be permitted to carry handguns without having to individually prove to the Maryland State Police they have a “good and substantial reason” to possess the weapons because they face a personal threat, first responders and a ...

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Gun background checks smash records amid pandemic fears

April 2, 2020 Comments Off on Gun background checks smash records amid pandemic fears

FILE - In this March 15, 2020, file photo, people wait in line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who was sued by gun-rights groups after trying to shut down firearms dealers in the wake of coronavirus concerns, said Monday, March 30, that he is abandoning the effort. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans worried about their safety during the coronavirus crisis. According to figures from the FBI, 3.7 million background ...

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Virginia lawmakers reject ban on assault weapons

February 17, 2020 Comments Off on Virginia lawmakers reject ban on assault weapons

FILE - This Monday an. 20, 2020 file photo shows pro gun demonstrators holding signs in front of the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va. In a state once synonymous with the Old South, Democrats are using their newfound legislative control to refashion Virginia as the region's progressive leader on racial, social and economic issues. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

RICHMOND, Virginia — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal. Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and to ask ...

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Editorial Advisory Board: These bloody streets

June 12, 2019 Comments Off on Editorial Advisory Board: These bloody streets

Dodge City, Kansas, formed a municipal government in the 1870s. One of the first laws passed was a restriction on the carry of guns within town limits. It wasn’t that the guns alone were a problem; it was that people ...

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Maryland gun-control laws taking effect next week

September 26, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland gun-control laws taking effect next week

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2013, file photo, an employee of North Raleigh Guns demonstrates how a "bump" stock works at the Raleigh, N.C., shop. The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, attached what is called a "bump-stock" to two of his weapons, in effect converting semiautomatic firearms into fully automatic ones. (AP Photo/Allen Breed, File)

New gun-control laws are taking effect in Maryland next week, and some state lawmakers already are talking about strengthening them in the next legislative session after high-profile shootings in the state.

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Perman suggests professional organizations boycott pro-gun states

February 22, 2018 1 Comment

University of Maryland Baltimore President Jay Perman. (File)

University of Maryland, Baltimore President Jay A. Perman wants to use economic pressure to compel states to adopt stricter gun-control regulations. In an open letter to the university community, Perman said he will ask professional and scientific groups to which ...

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Students in Maryland, US, walk out of class to protest gun violence

February 22, 2018 Comments Off on Students in Maryland, US, walk out of class to protest gun violence

Gwendolyn Frantz, 17, of Kensington, Md., stands in front of the White House during a student protest for gun control, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Students at dozens of U.S. high schools walked out of class Wednesday to protest gun violence and honor the victims of last week's deadly shooting in Florida.

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