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Supreme Court rules on ‘straw purchaser’ law
A divided Supreme Court sided with gun control groups and the Obama administration Monday, ruling that the federal ban on "straw" purchases of guns can be enforced even if the ultimate buyer is legally allowed to own a gun.
Guacamole in the gun sights
The logic of political polarization is relentless. Once you commit yourself to exploiting political or cultural wedges, where does it lead?
Beretta to expand in Tenn.
Italian gun maker Beretta said Wednesday that Tennessee's support for gun rights was a major factor in its decision to build a manufacturing and research facility in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin.
Editorial: Good and substantial reason
Kris Lee Abbott was a dangerous man. Any dispute about that was put to rest last month, when he pushed his wife, used a pipe to beat his parents and then headed to his own home, where, police say, he shot and killed himself.
Hearing Tuesday on Md. gun control challenge
HAGERSTOWN — A federal judge in Baltimore will hear a challenge to Maryland’s new gun-control law Tuesday, the same day the measure containing some of the nation’s tightest firearm restrictions […]
Editorial: ‘Live-fire’ requirement on target
The claim by conservative state lawmakers that a requirement for would-be gun purchasers to fire a weapon at a test range to get a license is a violation of the Second Amendment is little more than political hyperbole.
Gun-rights group asks Supreme Court to void Md.’s permit requirement
The Second Amendment Foundation is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a key part of Maryland’s handgun-permit law, which a federal appellate court found constitutional this spring.
Carroll Co. plans to reverse landfill gun ban
WESTMINSTER — Carroll County may soon reverse a ban on guns at the county’s solid waste facilities in response to a Second Amendment group’s objections. The Carroll County Times reports […]
Gun rights group contests restrictions in Walkersville
WALKERSVILLE — A guns rights group is contesting firearms restrictions in a Frederick County town. The Second Amendment Group has called on Walkersville to repeal a ban on shooting and […]
House Democrats defeat GOP effort to weaken gun bill
ANNAPOLIS — Democratic lawmakers in the Maryland House of Delegates defeated Republican efforts to weaken a gun-control measure Tuesday night, moving the bill backed by Gov. Martin O’Malley closer to […]
Gun control bill passes, but gun advocates make their voices heard
Many in the crowd wore stickers reading “2014,” a not-so-subtle reminder to delegates that a vote for the measure could have consequences at the polls next year.
