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The myths of background checks
Legislators are either stupid or lying or both about the universal background checks for gun purchases ("Tyranny of the minority," April 19). They want checks on Internet sales; but they are already done on Internet sales. If you buy a firearm over the...
Tags: Randallstown, Firearms, E-Commerce Industry, Personal Weapon Control
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Gun referendum? Go ahead and make our day
With Gov. Martin O'Malley's landmark gun control bill given final approval by the Senate on Friday and waiting only the governor's signature to be enacted into law, Democrats in Annapolis are likely hoping that the next step will be talk of the "R" word....
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, National Rifle Association of America, Gays and Lesbians, Political Fundraising
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With tax returns due Monday, here's advice for last-minute filers
For taxpayers who work best under the pressure of a deadline ... well, that's now. Returns must be filed by the end of Monday. But there's always a risk when scrambling to get returns in under the wire. You might make a mistake or overlook a valuable...
Tags: Healthcare Provider, Personal Finance, Taxation, Personal Income, Personal Investing
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Maryland taxpayers revolt! Time to clean house in Annapolis
This year's Maryland General Assembly session has led me to conclude the people who control our state government truly are out of touch with folks like me and, I suspect, many of you reading this column. (As if most of you hadn't decided this long ago,...
Tags: Executive Branch, Montgomery County (Maryland), Gun Control, Annapolis, Government
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Vietnam veteran deeply concerned by inaction of Congress on gun control
As a Vietnam veteran, I am familiar with automatic assault weapons and the damage they can do ("Fight against gun violence must go on despite setback in the Senate" April 23). These weapons are designed for warfare and police emergencies. I am writing...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Public Officials, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Firearms
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Session behind him, O'Malley says he'll think about whether to run for president
With a productive General Assembly session behind him, Gov. Martin O'Malley said Wednesday that he will use the second half of the year to consider whether to run for the White House. "I need to be spending a lot more energy and time giving serious...
Tags: E.J. Pipkin, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Gun Control
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O'Malley headed to Copenhagen
The Baltimore SunGov. Martin O'Malley will head to Denmark Wednesday night to be a on panel about "progressive governance," one of the governor's favorite topics. O'Malley will be appearing Friday in Copenhagen alongside Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Gun Control, Government, Personal Weapon Control
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O'Malley to sign death penalty repeal next week
The Baltimore SunGov. Martin O'Malley plans to sign a law abolishing capital punishment in Maryland next week, though a referendum effort may be on the horizon. O'Malley's spokesman Raquel Guillory confirmed Thursday that the death penalty repeal law is scheduled to...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Punishment, Voting, Gun Control, Polls
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Pollution in the news stream
In today's ever-growing coagulation of fact, fiction and rumor from print, digital and social media, where is the news consumer to look with confidence for the truth? The flood of instant accounts of the Boston marathon explosions and their alleged...
Tags: Barack Obama, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Senate, Gun Control, Labor Legislation
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O'Malley signs wind bill, other jobs measures
After his most successful legislative session in two terms, Gov. Martin O’Malley on Tuesday signed a long-sought bill to promote development of an offshore wind industry near Ocean City, among several other measures he hailed as job creators....
Tags: E.J. Pipkin, Executive Branch, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Gun Control, Maryland Transit Administration
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At Loch Raven, Duncan says communities must confront school violence
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told parents, students and educators in Baltimore County on Wednesday that while Americans might not agree on gun control legislation, they must work together so that children can grow up without fear of violence in...
Tags: Students, Mental Health, Barack Obama, Health and Safety at School, Perry Hall High School
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How Republicans raided the welfare state and left it flat broke
I would like to add some points to former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich's column "How the welfare state has grown" (April 7). Mr. Ehrlich fails to mention the fact that every president since Lyndon Johnson, beginning in 1964, has raided the Social Security...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Economic Organization, U.S. Congress, Social Security, Trade Dispute
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