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What was all the fuss about?
So what was all this about a voter referendum or two? Opponents of a pair of controversial measures backed by Gov. Martin O'Malley and approved this year by the Maryland General Assembly — a repeal of the death penalty and landmark gun control...Tags: Death Penalty, Elections, Referenda, Personal Weapon Control, Maryland General Assembly
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Maryland petition to repeal gun control law fails; NRA lawsuit looms
Maryland's new gun control law will not head to voters now that organizers of a petition drive to halt the law failed to turn in any signatures before Friday night's deadline. "This means there were no successful petitions this year," Stephen Ackerman...
Tags: Elections, Justice System, Personal Weapon Control, Laws, Radio
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Calvert County student suspended for bringing toy gun on school bus
A Calvert County elementary school student was suspended last week for bringing a toy gun onto a school bus to show a friend, according to a lawyer representing his family. At a two-hour meeting Friday between officials, the boy, his parents and the...
Tags: Justice System, The Washington Post, Teaching and Learning, Students, Calvert County
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Gun petition going down to the wire
The Baltimore SunProponents of putting Maryland's new gun law to referendum plan to wait until Friday's midnight deadline to deliver their first round of signatures. And they may wait until Saturday night to tell the public the results. Sue Payne, the Montgomery...Tags: Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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NRA membership for boy sparks criticism
Criticism mounted Thursday over the gift of a National Rifle Association lifetime membership from Anne Arundel County Republicans to a boy who was suspended from school in March when he chewed a pastry into the shape of a pistol. "It's outrageous that...
Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Gun Control, American Civil Liberties Union, Personal Weapon Control
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NRA membership given to boy suspended in pastry incident
The 8-year-old Anne Arundel County boy who was suspended for biting a pastry into the shape of a gun received standing ovation and a lifetime membership to the National Rifle Association Wednesday night. At a fundraiser for Anne Arundel County...
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Garrett County sheriff joins gun control law revolt
A growing revolt in rural counties against the state's new gun control law has spread to far Western Maryland, where the Garrett County sheriff declared the measure unconstitutional this week and said he would enforce only the provisions he believes are...
Tags: Justice System, Carroll County (Maryland), Personal Weapon Control, John Adams, Laws
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NRA draws wrong conclusions from Boston
In the days and weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, the National Rifle Association has repeatedly stated that many Bostonians who did not possess guns probably wished that they had them in their homes during the tense "shelter in place" manhunt....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Sean Collier, Shootings, Richard Donohue, Jr., Gun Control
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Beretta has no plans to leave, yet
The Baltimore SunDespite Beretta's threats that the company would leave Maryland if new gun laws were passed and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, Beretta USA has no current plans to abandon its headquarters in Prince George's County. In a statement sent to The Baltimore...Tags: Prince George's County, Justice System, U.S. Army, Personal Weapon Control, Laws
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Sneak peek: Ads supporting gun law set to air this week
The Baltimore SunA hunter, a mother and a minister are featured in new advertisements touting Maryland's new gun law, which was signed last week and represents one of the nation's most sweeping pieces of gun-control legislation passed this year. The ads, released in...Tags: Elections, Justice System, Personal Weapon Control, Laws, U.S. Congress
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History Channel's 'Top Shot' gives Sykesville man a chance to show off his talents
Adam Benson is a different kind of weekend warrior. A former Marine marksman whose career in the military was derailed by a serious motorcycle accident, Benson has turned what he thinks is a natural ability to shoot into potential reality television...
Tags: Bruce Jenner, Sykesville, Shootings, Joe Theismann, Allergies
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Panicked gun buying and the NRA
I understand that there are about 310 million people living in the United States, and private citizens here own about 300 million firearms. If these figures are even roughly correct, then the gun industry faces the challenge of selling into a saturated...
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