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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: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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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: Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Army, Newspaper and Magazine, Judges, Justice System
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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...
Tags: NPR, Radio
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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: Television Industry, Personal Weapon Control, Newspaper and Magazine, Judges, Justice System
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O'Malley signs gun bill
Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed a gun-control bill that is among the country's most sweeping legislative responses to the December mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. The law bans the sale of assault-style rifles, including the AR-15 used in the...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Executive Branch, Justice System, Judges, Government
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Delegate urges Carroll residents to oppose rain tax, gun control measures
Carroll County residents can expect to see the county's proposed "rain tax" structure within the next month-and-a-half, but Del. Justin Ready urged residents to support their local officials as they fight the new fee and regulations from the Firearm...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Litigation, Carroll County (Maryland), Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Annapolis
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Ads to promote new gun control law
Advertisements praising Maryland's new gun control law will appear on Baltimore-area televisions soon after the measure is signed Thursday — the first volley in a two-pronged effort to defend the legislation and the politicians who voted for it....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Executive Branch, Voting, Judges, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Gun advocates should take aim at real scandals
Last month, I received emails from two people I know but who don't know each other: one a close friend and Second Amendment supporter, and the other a regular reader who sends me news items she believes the "liberal media" are willfully suppressing....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Fox News Channel (tv network), Shootings, National Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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When 5-year-olds are shooting 2-year-olds…
It was such a short mention in Thursday's newspaper ("5-year-old accidentally kills sister with own rifle," May 2) that I thought it deserves more attention. Five-year old boy accidentally kills two-year old sister with own rifle! Then it goes on to say...
Tags: Civil Rights, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Barack Obama
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Dissident gun activist moves forward on vote
A Montgomery County woman who has split with other Second Amendment activists on how to fight Gov. Martin O'Malley's recently passed gun safety bill said Friday that she has received the green light to begin a petition drive to bring the issue to a...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Voting, Justice System, Judges, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Gun control opponents will face voters' wrath
It is time for gun sense in America! As voters, we will hold our elected officials accountable for keeping our children safe from gun violence ("Whose side is the NRA on?" May 7). Our elected officials are our employees. Just like with any job, when...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Interior Policy, Public Officials, Government
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Attorney general says courts will uphold gun bill
In the face of a threatened lawsuit by the National Rifle Association, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has formally advised Gov. Martin O’Malley that he can sign the bill next week without fear of any part of it being overturned in the courts....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Executive Branch, Justice System, Trials, Government
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