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....

Joel Gehrke

Updated: Wed, Apr 17, 2013

Vice President Biden is optimistic that technological developments will endow handguns with a built-in gun violence prevention device, one that Americans might recognize from watching the latest James Bond movie.

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...

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...

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...

Taylor Holland

Published: Wed, Apr 10, 2013

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments on Wednesday reversed its controversial statement of support for gun control following an outcry from many of its municipal members. Lawmakers voted 24-4 to drop the group's official support for universal background checks, a ban on...

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...

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...

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...

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...