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Man charged with threatening judge gets suspended sentence
dona@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown-area man charged with threatening a former Washington County District Court judge entered an Alford plea Tuesday in Circuit Court and received a suspended state prison sentence, according to court records. Charles Edward Miller, 52, of 10639...Tags: Prisons, Justice System, Punishment, Prosecution, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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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: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Mental Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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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: West Virginia Legislature, Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, National Rifle Association of America
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New gun show in W.Va. has good turnout on first day
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith the national debate over stricter gun control laws spreading into various states, Martinsburg firearms dealer and gun activist Val Forgett believes new legislation is not going to increase safety for U.S. citizens. “The issue to me is...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Mark Davis, Crime, Law and Justice
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Md. Senate passes gun-control bill
Associated PressA gun-control measure backed by the governor has made it through the state Senate and supporters say it will make Maryland’s already strong weapons laws some of the toughest in the nation. Opponents decried the bill as an erosion of Second Amendment...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Gun Control, Government, Interior Policy
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Two Martinsburg residents indicted on counts stemming from burglary spree
richardb@herald-mail.comTwo Martinsburg, W.Va., residents have each been indicted on 39 felony counts by a Jefferson County grand jury in a case stemming from a burglary spree at more than a dozen homes in the county last summer. Court records show that Matthew Wayne Killian,...Tags: Child Abuse, Washington, DC, Prosecution, John G. Roberts, Jr., Bank Robbery
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Shepherdstown, W.Va., man sentenced in armed robbery of kennel
A Shepherdstown, W.Va., man who pleaded guilty last year to taking part in the 2010 armed robbery of Beck’s Kennels in Berkeley County was placed on probation for five years Tuesday at his sentencing hearing in Berkeley County Circuit Court. Ian...
Tags: Justice System, Court Preliminary, Punishment, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice
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Licensing for handguns raises questions in Md. Senate
A proposal to require fingerprints from people who buy handguns in Maryland prompted considerable discussion in the state Senate on Tuesday, as lawmakers began a debate expected to last most of the week on a comprehensive gun-control measure. Senators...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Gun Control, Thomas V. Mike Miller, E.J. Pipkin
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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, Assault, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Gun Control
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Gun-rights supporters testify against assault rifle ban in Md. Senate panel hearing
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA Senate committee hearing on Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s bill that seeks to ban assault rifles attracted hundreds of gun-rights supporters to the state capital on Feb. 6, with some of the supporters testifying against the bill. A...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Crime, Law and Justice, Michael E. Busch
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Prosecutors seek to convict South African Olympic hero of premeditated murder
Associated PressOlympic athlete Oscar Pistorius wept in court Friday as prosecutors said they'll pursue a charge of premeditated murder against him in the killing of his model girlfriend, meaning the man who once inspired the world could spend the rest of his life in...Tags: Pretoria (South Africa), Track and Field, O.J. Simpson, Lawyers, Africa
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Olympic 'Blade Runner' Pistorius charged in girlfriend's murder
Associated PressParalympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life of a national hero known as the Blade Runner for his high-tech artificial legs....Tags: The New York Times, Social Media, Track and Field, Culture, Adele (music artist)
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