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Kamenetz, Johnson call for tighter restrictions on assault weapons, ammunition
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Police Chief Jim Johnson on Monday called on state and federal lawmakers to strengthen laws on background checks for gun buyers and stop the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in the wake of...
Tags: Kevin Kamenetz, Firearms, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings
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Baltimore County to preserve 38 acres in Perry Hall
Baltimore County will preserve 38 acres of publicly owned forested land in Perry Hall, which officials say is the largest preservation of open green space in that community in more than a decade. The land will be protected from development and is at two...Tags: David Marks, Kevin Kamenetz, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Perry Hall
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Maryland needs tougher laws on gun access
The horrific tragedy in Connecticut has triggered a justifiable groundswell of support for a ban on semi-automatic weapons. I fully agree with such a ban. As a state senator, I was the chief sponsor and floor leader of the ban on semi-automatic pistols in...Tags: Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Laws, Interior Policy
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Adam Lanza and the unanswerable questions of Newtown
What next? Does a gunman go into a church and start shooting up the choir? How about a hospital, pick off one baby after another in the newborn unit? There seems to be no bottom anymore. This time, it was 20 children and six teachers and staff shot to...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Interior Policy, Politics, Adam Lanza
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Local schools try to reassure students in wake of Conn. shooting
Children clutching onto each other as they are hustled out of an elementary school. Parents weeping together in a school parking lot, police cars and ambulances flashing behind them. Police brandishing machine guns racing to a school. While the images...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Psychiatrists, Medical Specialization, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings
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Nancy Lanza should have known better than to keep guns at home
As a high school teacher who has experienced the horror of a school shooting first hand, I take exception to Susan Reimer's column about Nancy Lanza, the mother of the Newtown, Conn., school gunman ("Nancy Lanza, Newtown's forgotten victim," Dec. 23)....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry
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2012 in review
It won't take much more than a few minutes into the new year to see the impact of the old one, with Baltimore's City Hall opening at midnight to begin performing same-sex marriages under a law that takes effect on Jan. 1. But if the state's newly...
Tags: Netflix Inc., New Year's Day, Coppin State University, Crime, Law and Justice, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Holabird Middle student charged as juvenile for 'starter pistol'
An 11-year-old student was charged with bringing a deadly weapon to Holabird Middle School, after a "starter pistol" that shoots blanks was found inside his locker, Baltimore County police said. The student has been charged as a juvenile and faces...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Lady Gaga sends gifts to Perry Hall shooting victim
The Baltimore SunGood to her word, Lady Gaga has sent along a package of gifts to Daniel Borowy, the teenager shot on the first day of school at Perry Hall High School. After the shooting, a grass-roots campaign attempted to catch Lady Gaga's attention -- with hopes that...Tags: Daniel Borowy, Lady Gaga, Perry Hall
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Don't delay restrictions on assault weapons
Memo to the U.S. Senate: A couple of your members have suggested that we need a national commission to study mass shootings in this country. Not necessary. You can find what you need in support of new firearms regulation right here in Baltimore. I offer...Tags: Firearms, Daniel Borowy, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Tonight is expected to be mostly clear, low around 36. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Former Oriole Doug DeCinces indicted on insider trading charges: Former Orioles...Tags: NAACP, Delta Air Lines, Football, Lifestyle and Leisure, Same-Sex Marriage
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Starter pistol found in Holabird Middle School student's locker
A Holabird Middle School student was disciplined after an inoperable starter pistol was found in his locker Wednesday, Baltimore County schools officials said. The Dundalk school sent a letter home with students about the discovery of the gun, and an...Tags: David Marks, Daniel Borowy, Conservation, Dundalk, Environmental Issues
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