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No to gun control, yes to the death penalty
Outside observers must wonder what goes on in our state legislature. On one hand, the majority restricts citizens' ability to defend themselves against multiple armed assailants, thus implying the executive branch's competence to protect us. On the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Punishment, Personal Weapon Control
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Gun control won't accomplish much
Why didn't Jules Witcover use President Barack Obama's quote to the effect that "control measures as I have presented would most likely have not affected Newtown" ("Obama settles for half measures on gun control," March 19)? And another question: How...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama
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Big government threatens our freedoms
The title of your recent editorial on campaign finance reform should have been "Big government wins" ("Good government wins," April 15). Higher taxes and fees, more spending and less control over their lives by legal, law-abiding citizens creates less...
Tags: Interior Policy, Elections, Personal Weapon Control
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Maryland gun-control opponents won't seek referendum
Opponents of Maryland's tough new gun-control law said Wednesday that they will not seek to petition it to referendum and instead will back a lawsuit planned by the National Rifle Association. "This is a constitutional right that should not go to the...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Referenda, Justice System, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Personal Weapon Control
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Supporters mount campaign to preserve assault weapons ban
Gov. Martin O'Malley and gun-control advocates launched an offensive Thursday to protect his proposed ban on assault-type weapons from a House committee's efforts to scale it back. "Military-style assault weapons belong on the battlefield, NOT on the...
Tags: Justice System, Weaponry, Anthony W. Batts, Interior Policy, Assault
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Federal appellate court upholds Md. handgun permit laws
A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland's handgun permitting law, reversing a lower court decision by concluding that the state can constitutionally require an applicant to show “good and substantial reason” that he or she needs a...
Tags: Christopher B. Shank, Justice System, Rentals, Montgomery County (Maryland), U.S. Supreme Court
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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: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Shootings
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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: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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In Senate gun control vote, tyranny of the minority
"We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone." — National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, in testimony before the...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Martin O'Malley, Michael Bloomberg, Justice System, Labor Legislation
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The hidden agenda of the gun rights lobby
Commentator Peter Morici says it is impossible to prevent further gun atrocities through laws limiting firearms ("The false security of gun control measures," April 16). But I suspect he is hiding his real agenda. Mr. Morici is a conservative eager to...
Tags: Interior Policy, Lobbying, Personal Weapon Control, Laws
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Biden speaks about gun control at University of Baltimore event
Vice President Joe Biden, speaking Tuesday at an event in Baltimore, said he was unsure whether there is enough support in the Senate for what would be the biggest change to federal gun laws in decades. "We may not get it this week, but we will prevail,...
Tags: Justice System, Same-Sex Marriage, Personal Weapon Control, Peter G. Angelos, University of Baltimore
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How could 31 Senators vote against debating expanded background checks?
How could it be that even a single U.S. senator — no matter how opposed to gun control — could vote to hold up consideration of a proposal to require background checks for gun purchases? This is an idea not only embraced by something in the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Patrick J. Toomey, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Congress, Republican Party
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