Maryland’s comprehensive gun-control measure is constitutional, Attorney General Doug Gansler wrote in a 25-page legal review made public on Wednesday. The letter to Gov. Martin O’Malley, who proposed the plan in January and is scheduled to sign it at a ...

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A Montgomery County woman says she is planning a petition effort to get Maryland's gun control bill put to a popular vote.

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Want to get rid of your gun? Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler is hosting an event Saturday where you can do just that -- no questions asked.

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An investigation by federal authorities tended to validate his claims. He was, according to the authorities, turning the jail into a criminal enterprise.

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HAGERSTOWN — A gun owners’ rights group has threatened to sue 35 Maryland counties or municipalities unless they repeal regulations that the group says violate state gun laws. The Second Amendment Foundation of Bellevue, Wash., said Thursday that Maryland is ...

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A few government and politics headlines for Tuesday.

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Sen. Brian E. Frosh says the National Rifle Association's decision to fight Maryland's yet-to-be-signed gun control law in court rather than at the polls shows the pro-gun organization knows state voters would uphold the law.

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A few government and politics headlines for Thursday.

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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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A Baltimore man awaiting sentencing on a murder conviction has been sentenced to 23 years in prison on a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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