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Even as it is beset by gun violence, Chicago likes to claim it has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.
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Read More »Police chiefs plot new strategies against gun violence and mass shootings
Bump stock ban given final approval in Md.
A ban on devices that can increase a semi-automatic rifle's firing rate has cleared the Maryland General Assembly.
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Read More »Senate passes omnibus crime bill; attention shifts to House
ANNAPOLIS – The Senate on Monday night passed omnibus, bipartisan anti-crime legislation that would provide enhanced penalties for gun crimes, broader wiretapping authority in firearms investigations, stiffer punishments for witness intimidation and greater funding for witness-relocation and community-based educational, vocational ...
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Read More »Md. Senate preliminarily approves omnibus anti-crime bill
ANNAPOLIS – The Senate on Thursday gave preliminary approval to omnibus anti-crime legislation that would provide enhanced penalties for gun crimes, broader wiretapping authority in firearms investigations, stiffer punishments for witness intimidation and greater funding for witness-relocation and community-based educational, ...
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Read More »Frosh seeks 4th Circuit en banc review of gun-control ruling
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s attorney general has appealed a decision by a three-judge panel that sent the state’s assault weapons ban back to a lower court for review. Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Friday the state has asked the entire 4th ...
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Read More »Md. Democratic leaders put support behind ‘common sense’ gun bills
ANNAPOLIS — Democratic legislative leaders put their support behind a trio of proposed gun laws they called “common sense” and said should have bipartisan support. The bills, backed by House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike ...
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Read More »Legislation would ban guns on Md. public college campuses
ANNAPOLIS – A package of bills aimed at preventing gun violence includes a measure that would ban firearms from the campuses of the state’s public colleges and universities. The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr., D-Montgomery, includes exceptions ...
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Read More »Appeals court: Judge didn’t have power to hear D.C. gun case
WASHINGTON — A lawsuit over the District of Columbia’s strict gun law hit a speed bump Tuesday when an appeals court ruled that a federal judge who halted the law’s enforcement didn’t have authority to rule on the case. A ...
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Read More »Van Hollen: Ban gun sales in Md. to those on FBI Terrorist list
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen is urging Gov. Larry Hogan to “explore every possible state action” to stop gun sales to dangerous individuals, particularly those on the FBI Terrorist Watchlist. Van Hollen, a Democrat, sent a letter to ...
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Read More »Police: Parkville man charged with stealing guns from UPS facility
Police say a UPS worker is facing charges after handguns were taken from a package at a UPS facility in Maryland. Officers were called to the UPS facility in Sparks on Tuesday after police say a security guard stopped the ...
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