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Commissioners pass resolution opposing state gun control bill
Carroll County became the third county in the state this month to pass a resolution stating their opposition to the Maryland Firearms Safety Act of 2013 Wednesday. The Carroll County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a resolution...
Tags: Annapolis, Interior Policy, Justice System, Carroll County (Maryland), Lawyers
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15 arrested in connection with Harford marijuana smuggling ring tied to California
Fifteen people, including four men who graduated together from C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air in 2005, have been arrested following a two-year undercover investigation by the Harford County Task Force into a marijuana smuggling ring based in...
Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Marshall Edwards Inc., Harford County, Nottingham
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The best defense against guns is guns [Letter]
On May 10, 2013, Aegis Managing Editor Allan Vought disagreed with my belief that expanding concealed carry permits is a viable defense to gun violence worth public debate. Although I respect Mr. Vought's opinion, "more guns won't do anything - but kill...Tags: Laws, Harford County, Maryland State Police, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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New Md. gun law misfires
Maryland passes the strictest gun control laws in the country on its law abiding citizens ("The Maryland model for gun control," May 16), yet it does nothing about those who get caught with illegal guns. Why? If you really want to cut the crime in...
Tags: Punishment, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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Sneak peek: Ads supporting gun law set to air this week
The Baltimore SunA hunter, a mother and a minister are featured in new advertisements touting Maryland's new gun law, which was signed last week and represents one of the nation's most sweeping pieces of gun-control legislation passed this year. The ads, released in...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Congress, Montgomery County (Maryland), Television Industry, Judges
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Bar, cleaners robbed at gunpoint (North Baltimore Crime Log)
The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Baltimore City...Tags: Credit and Debt, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, Theft, Garmin Ltd.
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Beretta has no plans to leave, yet
The Baltimore SunDespite Beretta's threats that the company would leave Maryland if new gun laws were passed and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, Beretta USA has no current plans to abandon its headquarters in Prince George's County. In a statement sent to The Baltimore...Tags: Martin O'Malley, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Interior Policy, Judges
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Having 'more guns' on the street has one inevitable consequence [Commentary]
During the recent gun rights rally in Bel Air that was sponsored by the Harford County Republican Central Committee, one likely candidate for sheriff next year uttered the ultimate sound bite. Jeff Gahler, a veteran state trooper whom one would...
Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Interior Policy, Government, Safety of Citizens, George Zimmerman
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Baltimore police making progress on open homicide cases
In the third week of February, two separate killings of couples alarmed Baltimore police and contributed to a spike in the city's homicide numbers that prompted the department to shift strategies, deploy more officers on foot patrols and hold community...
Tags: Murder, Lawyers, Police Arrests, Justice System, Prosecution
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O'Malley signs gun bill
Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed a gun-control bill that is among the country's most sweeping legislative responses to the December mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. The law bans the sale of assault-style rifles, including the AR-15 used in the...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, National Rifle Association of America, Michael E. Busch, Government, Justice System
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Ads to promote new gun control law
Advertisements praising Maryland's new gun control law will appear on Baltimore-area televisions soon after the measure is signed Thursday — the first volley in a two-pronged effort to defend the legislation and the politicians who voted for it....
Tags: Martin O'Malley, National Rifle Association of America, Parties and Movements, James Brochin, Theft
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Woman shot by officer in Pikesville had fake weapon, police say
A woman shot Saturday in Pikesville by a Baltimore County police officer — after the officer thought she had pulled a weapon — turned out to be holding a replica of a semi-automatic handgun, according to police. Police had responded to the...
Tags: Pikesville, Shootings
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