Welcome to Monday, the final day of the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Boeing chief’s apology fuels lawsuits by crash victims’ families. — This copyright case is bananas. — ...

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Members of a pro-Second Amendment group expressed concern that a compressed schedule of hearings on proposed gun control bills will leave little time for opponents and supporters to testify. The House Judiciary Committee Monday scheduled 10 hours of hearings on 19 ...

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Today is Monday, the 40th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 35-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XIII. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul asks judge to keep ...

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A Maryland legislator says laws regarding firearms possession and mental health will be revisited in the state's next legislative session.

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People met in Annapolis last month to protest gun violence; there were 15 shootings in Baltimore that weekend. There are approximately 350 million guns in the United States, with 12 million new guns added to the nation’s private arsenal each ...

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After Cody Wilson settled a lawsuit with the State Department, Americans now can build 3-D-printed guns.

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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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A ban on devices that can increase a semi-automatic rifle's firing rate has cleared the Maryland General Assembly.

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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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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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