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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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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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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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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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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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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Frederick city police say they’ve charged two Mount Airy men with selling illegal assault rifles they made from legally purchased parts. Police said Monday that the AR-15 rifles lacked serial numbers, making them untraceable. Lt. Clark Pennington says an undercover ...

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The murder of state Sen. Clementa Pinckney in Charleston haunts us. And the five Marines in Chattanooga. The slaughter of innocents in Newtown. The movie theater massacre in Denver. The list gets longer and longer. The pace and predictability inures ...

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A Hyattsville woman has withdrawn her lawsuit against a Rockville shooting range that she claims caused her permanent hearing loss. Saleena R. Gilliard alleged Gilbert Indoor Shooting Range did not properly instruct her how to wear her protective ear muffs and as a result will "likely require hearing aids for the duration of her life," according to her complaint.

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A retiree-turned-licensed federal firearms dealer wants to work out of his home. But he's meeting some resistance from neighbors worried about the potential of the guns bringing crime and violence into the community.

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