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Report: Md. third-highest for guns lost and stolen from dealers
Nearly 1,000 guns were reported lost or stolen from federally licensed gun dealers in Maryland last year, the third-highest number of any state in the country, according to a federal report released this week. Gun dealers in the state reported 886 lost...
Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Maryland General Assembly, Firearms, Think Tanks
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Frustrated by delays, some gun dealers skip background checks
When Scott Schulte stopped at Pasadena Pawn and Gun last week to pick up his fifth firearm of the year, the Maryland State Police still hadn't finished his background check. The store let him take the pistol anyway. "I figure I can use my discretion,"...
Tags: Gun Control, Firearms, Lawyers, Personal Weapon Control, Prince George's County
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Shootings get city's summer off to violent start
First a bicyclist was hit by a stray bullet last Sunday afternoon on Kirk Avenue. Then a man was shot in his car several blocks away on East 32nd Street near Lake Montebello early Monday. A half-mile from there, a man police were trying to question...
Tags: Cherry Hill, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Shootings, Mary Pat Clarke, Memorial Day
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Harford County Council condemns state gun law
The Harford County Council passed a resolution Tuesday, by a 6-1 vote, criticizing the state's new gun safety bill. The resolution says the Firearms Safety Act, which bans the sale of 45 kinds of rifles and magazines and requires "law-abiding citizens"...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Johns Hopkins University, Local Government, Harford County, Cecil County
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Benefactor doesn't dictate direction of research
Editor: In response to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15th, 2013): The article quotes a Harford County Councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Johns Hopkins University, Laws, Michael Bloomberg, Research
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No time to go weenie on Maryland gun control
Watch out, ladies and gentlemen, the Maryland Senate — where Democrats outnumber Republicans 35 to 12 — could be going weenie on gun control. Already, they're caving to the "gun enthusiasts" on the proposal to require a license to buy a...
Tags: Lobbying, Gun Control, U.S. Congress, Firearms, Martin O'Malley
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Crucial test for Md. gun control
This week may well be the time when lawmakers in Annapolis decide whether the gun control legislation they pass in the wake of the Newton, Conn., school shooting actually does some good to reduce the rates of violence in Maryland or just sounds good at...
Tags: Gun Control, Firearms, Martin O'Malley, Criminals, Mental Health
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Thousands go to Annapolis for gun-control rally and hearing
Several thousand Marylanders went to Annapolis to voice their opinions on gun control Wednesday as the General Assembly began considering Gov. Martin O'Malley's sweeping proposal to impose new limits on the purchase of firearms. At a hearing before a...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Kevin Kamenetz, Harford County, Safety of Citizens, Pratt Street
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Gun debate sparks education, advocacy campaigns
As .223-caliber bullets from an assault-style rifle pinged a torso-shaped target, state Del. Michael D. Smigiel Sr. videotaped his latest pupil squeezing off rounds from a gun and magazine targeted to be banned in Maryland. "You see why you wouldn't...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Largo, U.S. Congress, Martin O'Malley, Weaponry
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O'Malley takes a stand on guns
State and federal politicians have been scrambling for the last few weeks to react to the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., with governors, congressmen and the president exploring new laws that might have prevented that tragic massacre. But today, Gov....
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Johns Hopkins University, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Biden, U.S. Congress
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Hopkins gun panel calls for universal background checks
Anyone seeking to purchase a gun — even those buying weapons at a show or through a private dealer — should be required to pass a background check through a national database, according to recommendations drafted by a panel of violence...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Congress
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Who will be our next profiles in courage?
One of the great works in politics and political rhetoric is John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning Profiles in Courage. Courage has always been important to the Kennedys, who created a Profile in Courage Award a generation ago, and the awards, although...
Tags: Voting, Democratic Party, Elections, Lyndon B. Johnson, Towson University
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