Court Refuses To Hear Maryland Gun Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t hear a Maryland man’s argument that the Second Amendment allows him to carry a gun outside of his home for self-defense. The high court on Monday refused to...
View ArticleMd. Gun Law Found Unconstitutional
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Second Amendment right to bear arms is not limited to the home and Maryland’s requirement that residents show a “good and substantial reason” to get a handgun permit is...
View ArticleO’Malley Makes Gun Control His Top Priority
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) – The battle over gun control looms in Annapolis. Governor Martin O’Malley unveils his gun control legislation, and critics are already challenging the scope of it. Political...
View ArticleHundreds Attend First ‘Gun Appreciation Day’ In Bel Air
HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — At a time when lawmakers around the country are considering tighter gun control measures, some weapons owners are thinking of ways to protect their Second Amendment rights....
View ArticleGun Control Opponents Rally In Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — More than a thousand Marylanders landed in Annapolis Wednesday to protest Governor Martin O’Malley’s proposed gun legislation. Political reporter Pat Warren has more on their...
View ArticlePassionate Debate Puts Assault Weapons In The Line Of Fire
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Prince George’s County is taking aim at gun shows. The county has canceled all gun shows for now because of proposals to change state and federal weapons laws. This decision by the...
View ArticleMd. Groups Want To Overturn Gun Control Law
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Gun control opponents gear up for a fight at the polls. A petition drive called Free State Petition may soon be up and running. But, as Political Reporter Pat Warren reports,...
View ArticleHomemade Weapons Could Be Next Battle For Gun Control
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The State Department has ordered a website to take down blueprints for the world’s first plastic gun, which people could make with a 3D printer. The all-plastic weapon was...
View ArticleGuns In Your Home: A Statistical Accident Waiting To Happen
Many U.S. citizens consider their right to own a gun as basic as their right to eat, vote or go to school. Passions run high about the second amendment and, since the Newtown shootings, has served to...
View ArticleMd. Sheriff Plans Selective Enforcement Of New Gun Law
OAKLAND, Md. (AP) — Garrett County’s sheriff is asking county commissioners to support selective enforcement of Maryland’s new gun control law. Sheriff Robert Corley voiced his opposition to the new...
View ArticleCarroll County Ends Ban On Guns At Landfills
WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) — Carroll County is ending a decade-old ban on carrying firearms at county landfills. The Carroll County Times reports that the county commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to...
View ArticleMd. Gun Control Law Sparks Record Gun Sales
PASADENA, Md. (AP) — Maryland residents have been buying guns in record numbers before a law takes effect Tuesday, with provisions aimed at helping keep guns away from criminals and the mentally ill,...
View ArticleMd. AG Says Challenge To New Gun Law Too Late
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The state of Maryland fired back Monday at gun advocates seeking to block a new law creating some of the nation’s toughest firearm restrictions, arguing a lawsuit filed last week...
View ArticleMall Shooting Reignites Gun Control Debate
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The shooting at the Mall in Columbia has reignited debate over gun control laws here in Maryland. Now gun manufacturer Beretta announces it will bring a big chunk of its business out...
View ArticleUD Gives Money For Student Gun Rights Club To Buy Ammunition
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — A student gun rights club at the University of Delaware has purchased nearly $500 worth of ammunition with money allocated by the school. The Students for the Second Amendment Club...
View ArticleRetired Justice Stevens Argues For Repeal Of Second Amendment
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens believes the students and demonstrators who protested this past weekend for gun control should seek a repeal of...
View ArticleGun Rights Supporters: Bring Your Unloaded Rifle To Rallies
Organizers are encouraging gun rights supporters to bring unloaded rifles to rallies at state capitols across the U.S. this weekend, pushing back against a wave of student-led gun violence protests...
View ArticleAACo Dems’ Facebook Post Says ‘Republicans Are To Blame For Mass Shootings’
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A Facebook post from the Anne Arundel County Democratic Party blaming Republicans for mass shootings is drawing significant reaction online. The post on the party’s...
View ArticleFrosh Joins 18 AGs Supporting Vermont’s Ban On Large-Capacity Magazines
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has joined a group of 18 attorneys general supporting Vermont’s ban on large-capacity magazines. Last year, Vermont put forth a ban on magazines...
View ArticleAppeals Court Revives Challenge To Maryland Gun Laws
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit challenging Maryland’s rules for obtaining a handgun as unconstitutionally restrictive. The unanimous ruling from the 4th...
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