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Attorneys for the state argued Monday that Maryland's sweeping new gun law should take effect Tuesday as planned, telling a federal court that the gun-rights advocates seeking to halt it should have lodged their objections months ago. - Gun rights advocates said Thursday that they had filed a federal lawsuit to block Maryland's new gun-control laws from going into effect next week, arguing restrictions on assault weapons and large magazines infringe on their constitutional rights.
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- The president's message challenges us to finally do what is necessary to reduce gun violence in America
- Ending mass shootings isn't just about more or better laws; we have to figure out how to foster a culture that doesn't resort to violence.
- No city is immune to the tragedy that occurred in Washington
- The answer to gun violence is not bringing in more guns
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- A 43-year-old man was found dead in his home in Parkton on Monday night after allegedly assaulting three family members — including both of his parents with a metal pipe — and then barricading himself inside with a rifle, Baltimore County Police said.
- Critics are shooting blanks with charges that Maryland State Police are not properly protecting personal data from gun purchase background checks
- Anne Arundel County School System is slated next month to revisit a matter that in spring garnered worldwide attention, the two-day suspension of an elementary school student accused of nibbling a pastry in the shape of a gun.
- Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson was recognized this month by a national law enforcement association who has spoken nationally about increasing gun control.
- Maryland needs to continue working to reduce the backlog of firearm background checks, but in the meantime, gun dealers need to stop their reckless practice of handing over guns after seven days.
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- Hospitals and other health care interests spent more than $3.6 million on lobbying in Maryland the first half of the year, more than any other industry, according to an analysis by Common Cause Maryland.
- Maryland firearms dealers rank number three in the nation for the number of guns lost or stolen from their inventories, putting us all at risk from weapons that fall into the wrong hands. A new state law should help.
- A growing revolt in rural Maryland counties against Gov. Martin O'Malley's new gun law has spread to far Western Maryland, where the sheriff of Garrett County declared this week that the measure was unconstitutional and that he would enforce only the provisions he believes are valid.
- Anne Arundel school deserves criticism for lunkheaded handling of boy pastry with pastry gun
- Opponent's failure to gather enough signatures to bring Maryland's death penalty repeal and gun control legislation to voter referendum next year reveals where voters actually stand on both matters
- Maryland's new gun control law will not head to voters now that organizers of a petition drive to halt the law failed to turn in any signatures before Friday night's deadline.
- At two-hour a summit meeting Friday between officials, the boy, his parents and the attorney, the school system agreed to end the suspension early.
