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  • Gun control likely doomed after Senate kills compromise

    Susan Ferrechio

    Published: Wed, Apr 17, 2013

    The Senate on Wednesday voted down a bipartisan compromise measure that would have expanded the use of background checks for gun buyers, all but dooming the chances of comprehensive gun control that President Obama sought in the aftermath of a mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school....

  • NRA ties Obama to Bloomberg in gun control fight

    Paul Bedard

    Published: Wed, Apr 17, 2013

    The National Rifle Association has tied President Obama to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a new video to raise concerns that the anti-gun duo are pulling the strings in the Senate's debate over gun control. The new video cites a recent massive poll of rank and file police that found most...

  • In shift, Harry Reid now backs assault weapons ban

    Susan Ferrechio

    Published: Wed, Apr 17, 2013

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Wednesday he will vote legislation that would ban many types of assault-style weapons and limit the size of ammunition clips. It’s a substantial shift for Reid, a gun owner who hails from a solidly pro-gun state and who has faced many tough...

  • New compromise could boost odds for gun control passage in Congress

    Susan Ferrechio

    Published: Wed, Apr 10, 2013

    Two senators from gun-friendly states struck a compromise on background checks for gun buyers, boosting the outlook for gun control legislation that's expected to hit the Senate floor Thursday. The bipartisan deal was negotiated by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., and...

  • Gun control divides D.C. region

    Taylor Holland

    Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013

    Gun control divides the D.C. region. That was evident when the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments passed a resolution calling for tougher restrictions and several of its member localities threatened to cut off COG's funding because of it. COG in March announced its support for...

  • NRA vows to sue Maryland over gun ban

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013

    The National Rifle Association said Tuesday it will fight in court the new restrictions on so-called assault weapons that passed the Maryland General Assembly. NRA President David Keene told WTOP a lawsuit is "absolutely" inevitable, insisting that new bans on semi-automatic rifles violate the...

  • Beretta may leave after Maryland passes strict gun control law

    Andy Brownfield

    Published: Sat, Apr 6, 2013

    ANNAPOLIS -- With one of the strictest gun control measures in the nation awaiting Gov. Martin O'Malley's signature, some Maryland officials are worried that major firearms manufacturer Beretta will leave its longtime home in Prince George's County. In the runup to the bill's passage Thursday...

  • Virginia, Maryland take very different paths on gun control

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Sat, Apr 6, 2013

    In the four months since a gunman massacred 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school, a deep national divide over how best to control gun violence left states scrambling in opposite directions to find a solution. No where is that division more pronounced than along the...