A fingernail clipper ceases to be a cosmetic instrument and becomes a deadly device when filed to a point and placed on a handle, Maryland’s second-highest court held.

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WESTMINSTER — Carroll Community College will soon arm some of its campus safety officers for the first time. The school and the county sheriff’s office signed an agreement Monday, a week after the college’s Board of Trustees voted to approve ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley signed a gun-control measure on Thursday to give Maryland some of the nation’s tightest gun laws and the National Rifle Association plans to challenge it in court. Part of the law requires people to submit ...

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Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., of Columbia, a provider of aerospace products and services, has been awarded a three-year, $72.4 million maintenance and training contract from the U.S. Army for Total Package Fielding Army Modernization Training, to provide mission-capable vehicles and requisite training to safely operate and maintain heavy tactical vehicles.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates is scheduled to take up Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gun-control measure. The House is planning to consider changes to the bill on Tuesday. Two House panels voted 27-18 on Friday to move the bill ...

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While hundreds of gun-rights advocates protested on Lawyers Mall outside the State House, Gov. Martin O’Malley pressed lawmakers Wednesday to pass legislation requiring the training and licensing of handgun owners and the banning of semi-automatic assault weapons.

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley urged lawmakers on Wednesday to pass a comprehensive gun control measure in Maryland, as hundreds of residents came to the state capital to either support the bill or denounce it as an erosion of the ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — A man accused of referring to himself as “a joker” and threatening to shoot up his workplace has been charged with misdemeanor telephone misuse, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Neal E. Prescott, 28, of Crofton, was taken into custody ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — Prosecutors are describing a Prince George’s County police detective accused of reselling guns seized from criminals as a “gun dealer on the street with a badge.” The remarks were made Monday during opening statements in the trail ...

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WASHINGTON — Authorities say 17 people have been indicted in a drug trafficking probe. Fifteen have been arrested. The 17 were indicted on Aug. 4 on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, ...

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