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Court again rejects challenge to handgun permit law
The U.S. Supreme Court left intact a New Jersey law that requires a “justifiable need” to carry a handgun in public, sidestepping a dispute over the scope of the Constitution’s gun-rights protections.
Editorial: Good and substantial reason
Kris Lee Abbott was a dangerous man. Any dispute about that was put to rest last month, when he pushed his wife, used a pipe to beat his parents and then headed to his own home, where, police say, he shot and killed himself.
Applicants exempt from qualification license
Residents who have submitted handgun purchase applications before new requirements go into effect Oct. 1 will not have to obtain a handgun qualification license, Maryland State Police said Tuesday. The […]
Frosh claims victory over NRA
Sen. Brian E. Frosh says the National Rifle Association's decision to fight Maryland's yet-to-be-signed gun control law in court rather than at the polls shows the pro-gun organization knows state voters would uphold the law.
Killer gets 23 years on federal handgun charge
A Baltimore man awaiting sentencing on a murder conviction has been sentenced to 23 years in prison on a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
After 11-hour marathon in Senate, gun bill’s core remains intact
The state Senate has given preliminary approval to gun control legislation that would force future handgun owners to obtain a license and tightens restrictions on the mentally ill's access to firearms.
Eye Opener: Gun bill to get tougher on mentally ill
A few government and politics headlines for Wednesday.
Want to buy a gun? Just you wait
Maryland State Police are taking three times as long as usual to finish background checks on new gun purchases, Maryland gun dealers say. The process usually takes seven days, but […]
Alleged Perry Hall shooter indicted on 29 counts
A 15-year-old high school sophomore was indicted Tuesday on 29 counts related to the shooting of a classmate at Perry Hall High School, and the charging document alleges that the […]
4th Circuit reinstates law on concealed-carry permits
An appellate court has stopped the clock from ticking on a federal judge’s order that gave Maryland two weeks to change the rules for obtaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Despite appeal, Maryland must change handgun permit law
The state has two weeks to change its handgun-permit process, under a ruling by the same U.S. District Court judge who found the current law violates the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
Top 5: ‘He had a 25-year-old mind in a 91-year-old body’
The Baltimore legal community mourning the loss of a longtime prosecutor and a Baltimore County restaurant winning a round in a battle over its parking lot are among the Top […]
