sandy hook elementary school shooting

• Health

Training can help people stop bleeding from traumatic injuries, experts say

A movement that began after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has gained steam and aims to teach the public how to stop the bleeding from accident and injury wounds until help arrives.

By Meredith Cohn

Apr 21, 2018

• Maryland

Democratic candidates for Baltimore County executive face off for the first time

For the first time, the three leading Democrats running for Baltimore County executive shared a stage Wednesday night, and it did not take long for sharp exchanges between them.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 11, 2018

• Maryland

Baltimore County executive proposes $8M for school safety, including police officers, counselors

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced plans Thursday to spend $8 million on hiring more police officers, social workers and counselors in an effort to make public schools safer.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 5, 2018

• Opinion

Could the Baltimore County executive race come down to NRA support?

In this year’s elections across the nation, voters have the opportunity to set things straight by electing lawmakers who will stand up to the NRA and enact sensible gun laws. In Baltimore County voters, the choice is between Jim Brochin and Johnny Olszewski Jr. in the county executive race.

• Maryland

Baltimore students lead large crowd through downtown in protest against gun violence

Students from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute led a large crowd that stretched through blocks of downtown, through the Inner Harbor, for a local version of the national March For Our Lives protest Saturday.

By Jessica Anderson

Mar 24, 2018

• Maryland

Havre de Grace still posts a police officer at all its schools

After 26 people were gunned down in late 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Havre de Grace City Council took quick action and allocated money to provide two additional SROs so there would be one at each school in city limits.

By Erika Butler

Mar 21, 2018

• Politics

The suspected Great Mills shooter, a teen, used a handgun. It's tough for adults to buy one in Maryland.

Law enforcement officials said the 17-year-old shooter at a St. Mary's high school used a 9mm Glock handgun. That firearm requires training, fingerprinting and license to purchase, and can only be bought by people over 21 years old.

By Erin Cox

Mar 20, 2018

• Opinion

Pitts: Shouldn't there be somebody to defend Donald Trump?

Opinion editors don't have to give fake news and "crazy" a voice in the public square, says Leonard Pitts Jr.

• Maryland

Parents urge having police in every school, public officials point to time, cost constraints

Parents urge SROs in every school - gahler, glassman warn they're looking at adding more, but it's expensive and takes time.

By Erika Butler

Mar 2, 2018

• Opinion

In a Florida high school, another tragedy; let's not let it be another missed opportunity

President Donald Trump says we must do something after the Broward high school shooting. But he won't even mention the obvious: Restricting access to the guns that made this and so many other tragedies possible.

• Opinion

We must be proactive, not reactive, after tragedy

What needs to be done is to take measures which could help to prevent or at least lessen the pain resulting from these disasters.

• Opinion

Less slugging, more hugging: Megyn Kelly shifts focus with NBC morning show

On the eve of the launch of her new NBC show, Megyn Kelly, who spent much of the last two years near Ground Zero of America's political and culture wars, says she's through with politics.

By David Zurawik

Sep 22, 2017

• Maryland

For school staff, being prepared means knowing ABCs of Stop the Bleed

Carroll County Public School nurses received training on how to stop massive bleeding.

• Maryland

Carter: Parent fears of school shootings are high

Carter: Parent fears of school shootings are high

• Health

'Stop the Bleed' campaign comes to Baltimore amid record violence

The campaign aims to teach individuals how to use critical care skills to stop life-threatening bleeding

• Opinion

Pitts: Turns out Alex Jones was only pretending to be a madmanTurns out Alex Jones was only pretending to be a madman

We now live in the United States of Confusion, a nation of alternative realities and alternative facts, says Leonard Pitts Jr.

• Politics

Federal Appeals court upholds Maryland assault rifle ban

A federal appeals court as upheld the assault rifle ban Maryland lawmakers passed in 2013, concluding that the powerful military-style guns outlawed by the measure are not entitled to protection under the Second Amendment.

By Ian Duncan

Feb 21, 2017

• Politics

Congress poised to roll back corruption measure championed by Ben Cardin

Congress is poised to roll back a measure on Friday long championed by Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin that requires oil and gas companies to disclose how much they

By John Fritze

Feb 2, 2017

• Maryland

State Sen. Hough's campaign raffling off an AR-15 rifle

A state senator from Frederick County says his re-election campaign is raffling off an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.

Republican Michael Hough (HUFF) anno

• Maryland

Edelman: Post-truth world is a scary place

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."

In today's crazy political world, Ma

• Opinion

Gun owners, the vocal minority

Study reveals widening gun ownership disparity and begs a question: Why can't gun owners be held accountable?

• Opinion

Prevent gun violence in schools

Teaching students to 'say something' when problems arise can reduce threat of gun violence in schools

• Homicide

U.S. Department of Education awards grant to Renaissance Academy

Grant will help secure more mentors, services at school

• Maryland

US appeals court hears Maryland gun control case

RICHMOND, Va. -- A federal appeals court spent more than an hour Wednesday vigorously questioning lawyers about the constitutionality of Maryland's assault

• Opinion

Clinton tops Sanders on guns

Bernie Sanders is not the candidate to promote reasonable gun laws

• Maryland

Ex-director of Pets on Wheels charged with theft from organization

The former head of a therapy-pet organization and her husband are charged in Baltimore County with stealing more than $20,000 from the non-profit.

By Alison Knezevich

Mar 31, 2016

• Maryland

Obama rules met with shrugs at Timonium Gun Show

Crowds perused tables of long guns, handguns, boxes of ammo, and accessories from sights to nylon cases in camo prints and pink trim Saturday at the Timonium Gun Show at the state fairgrounds.

By Jessica Anderson

Jan 16, 2016

• Harford

Harford sheriff wants changes in law to make handguns easier to own

Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler plans to work with a handful state legislators during the upcoming Maryland General Assembly session to modify the state's strict gun laws, making it easier for residents to obtain a handgun permit, especially those who are in "imminent danger."

By David Anderson

Jan 6, 2016

• Maryland

Obama administration proposes tougher rules on gun sales

WASHINGTON — Maryland already has some of the tightest restrictions on gun sales in the nation, but gun control advocates on Monday said President Barack Obama's expected executive actions may address an outstanding issue: Weapons trafficked in to Baltimore from other states.

By John Fritze

Jan 4, 2016

• Opinion

Obama and guns

Given Congress' refusal to act, the president is right to look for ways to strengthen the nation's gun laws through executive action

• Politics

Mayor Rawlings-Blake on San Bernardino mass shooting: 'The carnage continues'

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, president of the Washington-based U.S. Conference of Mayors, issued a statement through the group on the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, calling it an "all-too-familiar" occurrence.

By Colin Campbell

Dec 2, 2015

• Maryland

Edelman: Political will doesn't exist to stand up to gun lobby

When politicians make a point of proudly supporting the NRA, they stand in opposition to the wishes of the majority of the nation's electorate. More importantly, they stand in the way of taking action to stop the bleeding on the streets and in shopping centers, movies, schools and homes.

• Opinion

Mass shootings in our midst

Baltimore has seen two mass shootings since Thursday's massacre in Oregon, but few — even those who live here — notice it.

• Politics

Hillary Clinton rolls out gun control proposals

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will call for new gun control measures on Monday, including the use of executive action to tighten loopholes if Congress won't act, a campaign aide said.

By John Fritze

Oct 5, 2015

• Politics

Martin O'Malley reiterates call for tighter gun laws

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley is calling for universal background checks for firearms purchases and a national age requirement for handgun possession as part of a broad gun control proposal his campaign released on Monday.

By John Fritze

Sep 14, 2015

• Maryland

New CCPS head of security brings 'fresh set of eyes' to job

The first week of school was a busy one for Carroll County Public Schools' new supervisor of school security and emergency management Duane Williams.

• Howard County

Howard organization promotes safety in response to domestic terrorism

Only a year into their mission, the National Center for Citizen Safety is staying "survivor strong" as its members diligently raise public awareness of safety protocols in citizen responses to domestic terrorism like the 2014 Columbia mall shooting in preparation for their Survivor Strong 5k Run & Walk on Aug. 30 in Columbia.

By Andrew Michaels

Aug 26, 2015

• Maryland

CCPS committee to discuss school security policies

To discuss the implementation of security policies and procedures within Carroll County Public Schools, the Board of Education's Security Advisory Committee will meet on Friday at West Middle School.

• Maryland

Gun control becomes an issue in Md. Senate race

The debate over federal gun control has emerged as an unexpected issue in Maryland's feisty Senate contest, with the two declared Democratic candidates working to demonstrate their commitment on a touchstone subject that has long been stalled in Washington.

By John Fritze

Jul 7, 2015

• Opinion

How to reduce gun violence

A new study of Connecticut¿s handgun licensing law offers some hope to a violence-ravaged Baltimore.

• Opinion

Indiana learns discrimination is bad business

Sometimes it takes corporate leaders to fight policies as shameful as Indiana's religious-freedom law

• Baltimore City Paper

Kimberly Sheridan has dedicated her life to bringing victims of gun violence to light through portraits

• Opinion

O'Malley, Brown are kidding themselves with the 2013 Firearms Safety Act [Letter]

Gov. Martin O'Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown are kidding themselves with the 2013 firearms safety act.

• Maryland

Visitors meet multi-layer security system at Carroll schools on first day

When visitors walked up the front door ay many of the school buildings in Carroll County on the first day of classes, they were met with a newly installed multi-layer security system to keep students safer.

• Trials and Arbitration

Lawyers spar over Maryland assault weapon ban in federal court

Lawyers for the state and gun rights advocates sparred in federal court Tuesday about the government's power to hem in the Second Amendment to ward off mass shootings.

• Maryland

Ga. schools resist arming teachers despite new law

ATLANTA (AP) ¿ Georgia school leaders are turning down a new option to arm teachers, arguing that it doesn't make kids any safer and creates more problems than state lawmakers intended to solve.

• Maryland

Schools increase safety [Editorial]

• Opinion

Mentally ill people need to be in treatment [Letter]

Getting mentally ill people into treatment

• Carroll County Times

Officials praise new school safety program in Carroll County

When Master Deputy Jeremy Holland speaks to high school students about the effects of drug abuse, his comments not only reflect his knowledge of the law, but also his experiences with abusers.

• Opinion

No, it's not time yet to move on from Columbia mall coverage

By the middle of last week, just four days after the shooting at The Mall in Columbia that left three people dead, some in TV news wanted to move on.