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Gun control helpful but misrepresented
I have several comments on the commentary written by Peter Morici ("The false security of gun-control measures," April 16). The common conclusion from gun rights advocates, one that has become quite wearisome, seems to be that if every shooting...Tags: Firearms, Shootings, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Gun control never stops at straw buyers
On the face of it, I and most other gun owners agree with the recent letter from Liz Kato and Joanne Locke ("Stop 'straw buyers' from purchasing guns," April 15). No responsible gun owner is OK with straw purchases. Any bill specifically aimed at straw...
Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Do the right thing on gun control
I am a retired physician. During my first two years in practice I was an emergency room physician and saw some horrific injuries. Because of those experiences I want to see real solutions to the gun madness We know that Australia's 17-year-old assault...
Tags: General Practitioners, Australia, Martin O'Malley, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Stop senseless gun control
I am a hardworking, tax-paying, upstanding resident of Cecil County with grave concerns about the direction of our great state. The anti-gun legislation currently making its way through our state government is truly scary ("Md. gun laws set sights on...
Tags: Firearms, Maryland State Police, Mental Health, Gun Control, Cecil County
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NRA scapegoats the mentally ill for gun violence
In the debate over gun control, the National Rifle Association and supporters of the status quo are dictating a narrative that insists what is important is not limiting the number of guns in our country but targeting the mentally ill as potential...
Tags: Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy
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Maryland House passes gun-control bill
The House of Delegates voted Wednesday to give Maryland one of the toughest gun laws in the nation, passing a bill that would ban the sale of assault-type weapons, set a 10-bullet limit on magazines and require fingerprints and a license to buy a handgun....
Tags: Voting, Laws, Justice System, Judges, Michael E. Busch
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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: Laws, William Donald Schaefer, Executive Branch, Lawyers, Judges
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Miller: Senate to take up Maryland gun bill
The Baltimore SunFinal passage on Gov. Martin O'Malley's sweeping gun bill could come as early as Thursday afternoon. Senate President Thomas Mike V. Miller told his colleagues the Senate will consider the House's changes this afternoon. Passage there sends O'Malley...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Gun Control, Assault, Interior Policy
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Delegate takes issue with editorial in The Aegis [Letter]
Editor: I would like to ask the citizens of Harford County which of the following pieces of legislation they would support: • An onerous sales and inflation tax on gasoline that will increase the current rate by 83 percent in five years; •...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Baltimore County, Small Businesses, Executive Branch, Harford County
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Man pleads guilty to attempted armed carjacking of Laurel pastor
A Laurel man who unsuccessfully attempted to carjack a North Laurel pastor at gunpoint, after police say the pastor grabbed his gun, pleaded guilty in Howard County Circuit Court on Tuesday, according to State's attorney spokesman Wayne Kirwan. James...
Tags: Trials, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Md. House begins final gun debate
The Baltimore SunThe House of Delegates began final debate Wednesday on Gov. Martin O'Malley's gun-bill that would give Maryland some of the country's strictest gun laws. The discussion resumed after a six-hours of debate Tuesday night that was dominated by attempts...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Martin O'Malley, Justice System, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Assault
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Teachers packing heat
It is easy to dismiss the report released Tuesday by the National Rifle Association-financed school safety task force as nothing but an effort to change the topic from the broader issue of gun violence or especially gun control (even the watered-down...
Tags: Wayne LaPierre, Teaching and Learning, U.S. Senate, Teachers, Mental Health
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