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Baltimore Co. chief joins fight in Congress for gun control
Speaking at an emotional hearing on federal gun control proposals, Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson urged lawmakers Wednesday to close loopholes and ban assault weapon sales or risk more tragedies like the recent elementary school shooting...
Tags: Shootings, Law Enforcement, Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Congress, Martin O'Malley
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Gun control a hot issue for O'Malley, Obama
I am writing to share my perspective on the rush by President Barack Obama and Gov. Martin O'Malley to enact more gun control legislation ("Gun control at front of O'Malley's legislative list," Jan. 19). I feel that both are using the school shooting...
Tags: Executive Branch, Periodicals, Personal Weapon Control, Martin O'Malley, Firearms
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
WEATHER: Flurries, highs in the upper 30s. Tonight is expected to be mostly clear, temperatures in the mid-20s. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS NRA, gun-control groups begin work in Annapolis: As the General...Tags: Jacoby Jones, Football, Personal Weapon Control, Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens
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Obama goes big on gun control, but can he deliver?
The first general reaction to President Barack Obama's package of gun control ideas seems to be criticism that it's too ambitious. Predictions are being heard that he will fall far short of his aspirations and even fail to restore the ban on assault...
Tags: Elections, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Civil Rights, Weaponry
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NRA, gun-control groups begin work in Annapolis
The National Rifle Association and a trade organization representing the $13.6 billion gun industry began work in Annapolis this week as the General Assembly prepared to debate some of the nation's strictest gun laws. The NRA held a meeting for about...
Tags: Executive Branch, Annapolis, Personal Weapon Control, Martin O'Malley, Firearms
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Enough gun laws on books already
Like many of Gov. Martin O'Malley's constituents, I strongly urge him to withdraw any legislation to ban so-called "assault weapons" and "high capacity" magazines. He should stop any legislation that creates gun-free zones and not make laws that hurt law-...
Tags: Shootings, Executive Branch, Annapolis, U.S. Military, Martin O'Malley
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Gun debate hearkens back to the Wild West
I am a tree-hugging Democrat, but the hysteria about gun control is driving my adult children into the arms of the National Rifle Association ("Marylanders strongly support two gun control measures," Jan 14). They are so vocal about their opposition to...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Stand up to the NRA
As Vice President Joe Biden prepares to recommend steps to curb gun violence in America, I shudder to think what the National Rifle Association will do next ("No more loopholes," Jan. 14). The NRA's predictable proposal to transform our nation's schools...
Tags: Shootings, Public Officials, Elections, U.S. Congress, Government
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Letter: State lawmakers should follow President Obama's lead on gun safety
I don't think I've ever been so proud of an American president as I was watching President Obama speak so movingly about the victims of recent gun violence and the executive actions he was going to take to curb the country's epidemic of gun violence. What...Tags: Executive Branch, Annapolis, Justice System, Personal Weapon Control, Government
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Standing up to the NRA? Now that would be courageous
Richard Vatz takes us on a meandering journey in his op-ed "Who will be our next profiles in courage?" (Jan. 15). He wonders "Where do our current leaders land on the courage criterion? ... Will they recognize, as one of my colleagues puts it, that...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, World War II (1939-1945), Gun Control
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The cold-hearted dictators of the NRA
I read Rachel Marsden's commentary ("In NRA-land, we are still crack shots and cold killers," Jan. 1) with interest. I wholeheartedly agree with Ms. Marsden and offer the following: Wayne LaPierre and the National Rifle Association's solution to have...Tags: Lobbying, Wayne LaPierre
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The Second Amendment shouldn't get in the way of common sense
It is time to move beyond the archaic interpretation of the Second Amendment offered by the gun lobby ("What will get the NRA's attention?" Jan. 7). We do not believe in the legality of independent militias today, nor do we subscribe to the overthrow of...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Lobbying, Gun Control
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