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It does not help to rail against things that the law does not allow to be changed when there are things that can be done to make us all a bit safer.
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Read More »After Buffalo, Uvalde attacks, House approves ‘red flag’ gun bill unlikely to pass Senate
The House approved a “red flag” bill that would allow families, police and others to ask federal courts to order the removal of firearms from people at extreme risk of harming themselves or others.
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Read More »Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws
A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, restarting gun control talks.
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Read More »States divided on gun controls, even as mass shootings rise
Aside from several Democratic-controlled states, the majority have taken no action on gun control in recent years or have moved aggressively to expand gun rights.
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Read More »Md. high court finds state’s gun-control provision stricter than fed’s
Defendants can be convicted of gun possession by a prohibited person even if they were unaware they were barred from having the weapon due to a past conviction, Maryland’s top court said Thursday in a unanimous ruling that makes the ...
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Read More »General Assembly passes ‘ghost gun’ ban
Possession of “ghost guns” would be banned as of next March under legislation the General Assembly passed Tuesday.
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Read More »Md. Senate, House pass conflicting ‘ghost gun’ ban bills
The Maryland Senate and House of Delegates have passed conflicting legislation to ban the possession of “ghost guns,” the increasingly prevalent untraceable firearms that can be assembled at home with parts bought online, regardless of the assembler’s age or criminal ...
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Read More »Gun maker offers $33M to settle suit by Sandy Hook families
The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims' families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit.
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Read More »White House convenes mayors of Baltimore, other cities to discuss strategies on crime
The Biden administration convened the first meeting of a group of mayors and officials that will work with the federal government to reduce gun violence.
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Read More »Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense
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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