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The families of those killed in the Naval Yard shooting are suing companies they say could have prevented the shooting

A veteran D.C. police officer from Ellicott City was awarded the Congressional Badge of Bravery on Wednesday for his role in shooting the gunman in the Navy Yard mass shooting two years ago.

On Monday, Pitt was among about two dozen responders, law enforcement officers, and Navy personnel recognized for their heroism during the shooting. The ceremony, which took place at the Navy Yard, also honored the 12 people who were killed.

Founded on $1.2 million in state funding provided under the gun-control legislation that took effect this month, new Maryland center aims to target psychosis in a fresh way: By identifying it in the earliest stages and providing support before symptoms can spiral out of control.

Ryan Supplee recalled being extremely nervous the first time he met his girlfriend's father, a former Maryland State Police trooper who also served as a civilian police officer in Iraq.

Maryland's gun laws are widely considered tougher than those of neighboring Virginia, but they would not have stopped the Navy Yard shooter from buying a shotgun and walking it out of a store the same day.

Whenever yet another mass shooting happens, I think the only thing that gets analyzed more than gun laws is the issue of mental illness.

Navy Yard killer calls into question the nation's culture of violence

America's gun culture runs so deep that not even a mass shooting gives us pause anymore.

The answer to gun violence is not bringing in more guns

For Donna Richardson, of Bel Air, the day after the deadly shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard was more frightening than the previous day's actual events.

Maryland was hit particularly hard in the attack at the Naval base in Southeast Washington. Of the 12 people killed, six commuted from here.

Security procedures at the Washington Navy Yard in the nation's capital were in the public eye this week after a shooting rampage left 13 people, including the gunman, dead Monday, especially after the shooter, 34-year-old contract worker Aaron Alexis, used his security pass to enter the facility.

The deadly shooting at one of the region's largest military facilities reopened a debate Monday about whether U.S. officials have done enough to secure the nation's massive portfolio of domestic bases.