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In gun control debate, no easy fixes to Baltimore street violence
Maryland has some of the toughest gun laws in the country — and Baltimore's are even stricter — yet the city continues to struggle with rampant gun violence as thousands of criminals gain access to firearms. And for supporters and opponents...
Tags: Timonium, Washington, DC, Government, Martin O'Malley, Mental Health
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Maze of gun laws in US hurts gun control efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — There is a legal avenue to try to get any gun you want somewhere in the U.S., thanks to the maze of gun statutes across the country and the lack of certain federal laws. That undermines gun-control efforts in communities with...
Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Assault
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Sources: East Windsor Gun Shop Sold Guns Used At HDI And In Newtown
The Hartford Courant— The guns used in the last two mass murders in Connecticut were purchased at same East Windsor gun shop. Records show that Omar Thornton, who killed eight people and himself at Hartford Distributors Inc. in 2010, purchased both the Glock and...Tags: Laws, Punishment, Prisons, Adam Lanza, South Windsor
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Obama to take 23 actions aimed at gun violence
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is taking 23 executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence that don't require congressional action, including measures to encourage schools to hire police officers, increase research on gun violence and improve...
Tags: Washington, DC, Gun Control, Politics, Barack Obama, Joe Biden
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What Maryland can do to reduce gun violence
When President Barack Obama talked about the violence in Newtown, Conn., in his weekly radio address on Saturday, he urged the nation to act not only to stop mass killings like that one but also those that occur on "countless street corners in places like...
Tags: Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Montgomery County (Maryland), New York City, Joe Biden, Firearms
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Girl, 17, dies after one of 3 Balto. shootings Tuesday morning
A violent start to the year continued with three people shot on Baltimore's west side Tuesday morning, including a 17-year-old girl who died after she and a man were shot in an alley. Though the city started the year with almost 11 days without a gun...Tags: Rod J. Rosenstein, Hospitals and Clinics, Northwest Hospital, Police Investigations, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore
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Hopkins gun panel calls for universal background checks
Anyone seeking to purchase a gun — even those buying weapons at a show or through a private dealer — should be required to pass a background check through a national database, according to recommendations drafted by a panel of violence...
Tags: Gun Control, National Institutes of Health, Drug Trafficking, Health Organizations, Firearms
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Can we finally close the gun show loophole?
Whether it's the indelible horror of the massacre at Newtown, Conn., or the tone-deaf response of the National Rifle Association and its allies who have shown themselves so hysterical and paranoid on the subject of gun rights, the public's hunger for...
Tags: Gun Control, George H.W. Bush, Elections, Joe Biden, John McCain
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No Timeline For Newtown Shooting Probe
The Hartford CourantThe state's attorney on Thursday would not give a time frame for the investigation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. But Danbury State's Attorney Stephen J. Sedensky III said he will continue to work with local, state and federal agencies on...Tags: Adam Lanza, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Shootings
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Weapon used in Mexico gunfight linked to Operation Fast and Furious
Two of the weapons involved in a drug cartel gunfight last month in Sinaloa, Mexico, that killed five people, including two soldiers and a young beauty queen, have been traced back to the U.S. – one lost during the ATF’s Operation Fast and...
Tags: Operation Fast and Furious, Weaponry, Firearms, Armed Conflicts, Mexico
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Classes resuming in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — With security stepped up and families still on edge in Newtown, schools are opening for the first time since last week's massacre, bringing a return of familiar routines — at least, for some — to a grief-stricken...Tags: Religion and Belief, Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Students, White House
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Reality shows may put crews too close to cutting edge
Monica Martino had filmed tornadoes in the Midwest, ship collisions in the Antarctic and crab fishermen in Alaska's Bering Sea. But those experiences didn't prepare her for a terrifying nighttime boat ride in the Amazon jungle. In February, the 41-year-...
Tags: The Biggest Loser (tv program), Disasters and Accidents, Television, Work Relations, Health and Safety at Work
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