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Md. House passes gun-control bill
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comThe Maryland House of Delegates approved a major gun control measure Wednesday banning assault weapons, requiring people who buy handguns to provide their fingerprints and limiting gun magazines to 10 bullets. The House voted 78-61 for the bill, one...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Assault, Personal Weapon Control
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Father says man charged in death of W.Va. sheriff is mentally 'off'
Associated PressThe man suspected of killing a West Virginia sheriff as he ate lunch in his car was mentally disturbed and had no particular vendetta with law enforcement, his father told The Associated Press on Thursday. Melvin Maynard said his 37-year-old son,...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Joe Arpaio, Justice System, Mining, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mail Call - April 1
“Thank goodness they are pushing a bill through that if an officer observes someone on a cellphone, he can pull the driver over. The previous bill, that a policeman could only pull over for another offense while someone was on a cellphone was...Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Firearms
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Skeptical Supreme Court might strike down Defense of Marriage Act
Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal law that denies legally married gay spouses a wide range of benefits offered to other couples. As the...
Tags: U.S. Military, Bill Clinton, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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State fire marshal's office, ATF team up for task forces
The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, Baltimore Division, are participating in a joint law enforcement operation. The ATF has established and leads task forces focused on tobacco...
Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Law Enforcement, Crime, Law and Justice
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Man files wrongful termination suit against W.Va. Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority
A former Eastern Regional Jail administrator claims in a lawsuit that he was fired two years ago because he blew the whistle on possible crimes by correctional officers. Lewis W. Barlow of Winchester, Va., filed a wrongful termination lawsuit Jan. 18...
Tags: Health Treatments, Sex Crimes, Justice System, Prisons, Judges
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Senate Democrats' gun bill won't include assault weapons ban
An assault weapons ban won’t be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban’s chances of survival now are all but hopeless. The ban is the most controversial firearms...
Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Newspaper and Magazine, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control
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Murder counts dropped against men in shooting in Berkeley County
matthewu@herald-mail.comBerkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Pamela Games-Neely confirmed Friday that she decided not to appeal a circuit judge’s decision to dismiss felony murder charges against two men in a 2008 club shooting near Martinsburg. Games-Neely said she...Tags: Elan Corporation Plc, Lawyers, Punishment, Crimes, Criminal Laws
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Pa. judge delivers inside view for Women's History Month
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comThe first woman to be elected judge in Franklin County helped Letterkenny Army Depot observe Women’s History Month on Wednesday. Since 2000, Carol L. Van Horn has served on the bench of the Court of Common Pleas for the 39th Judicial District...Tags: Legal Service, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Jefferson County delegate votes against bill calling for repeal of local gun control laws
richardb@herald-mail.comJefferson County Democrat Stephen Skinner was one of only four members of the West Virginia House of Delegates — all Democrats — who voted against a bill calling for the repeal of local gun control laws. The bill passed the House 94-4 with...Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Virginia General Assembly, Personal Weapon Control
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W.Va. House votes to repeal local gun laws
By The Associated PressA nearly unanimous West Virginia House of Delegates on Monday approved a measure that would repeal a handful of municipal gun control ordinances, affirming the Legislature’s supremacy over that area of law. The bill and its 94-4 passage to the...Tags: Local Government, Justice System, Behavioral Conditions, Crime, Law and Justice, Virginia General Assembly
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Common ground in W.Va. politics: Guns
The West Virginia Legislature has had a few partisan clashes this session, but one issue seems to be uniting Democrats and Republicans: gun rights. Congress and some states are considering assault weapon bans and similar measures in response to recent...Tags: Parties and Movements, Government, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama
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