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Hagerstown City Council mulls weapons measure
holly.shok@herald-mail.comWith a section of the city’s firearm regulations requiring repeal because it is superseded by state law, the Hagerstown police chief wants to take the opportunity to “close a gap” in current restrictions by making it unlawful to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government
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Gun owners, gun-store employees scrambling to understand Maryland's new gun law
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comMaryland’s new gun law is set to take effect in October, and gun owners and gun-store employees are scrambling to figure out what the 62-page bill will mean to them. Tim Hafer, a manager at the Downsville Gun Shop and owner of Hafer’s...Tags: Assault, Periodicals, Criminal Laws, Montgomery County (Maryland), Firearms
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Gun safety a top priority during 150th at Gettysburg
York Daily Record/Sunday NewsThe document is 39 pages long. And this year it is going to contain some of the most important words read in Gettysburg — maybe not timeless, Gettysburg Address important. But important nonetheless. It is the Safety Standard Operating Procedures...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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Stun gun used on man near Hagerstown Regional Airport
A deputy used a stun gun on a man Sunday morning after the man acted wildly when approached by police, who were responding to a call about a suspicious person on Basore Drive, Washington County Sheriff’s Office officials said. Sheriff Douglas W....Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama: U.S. military action an option if Syria used chemical weapons
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. At a White House news conference, the...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Conservation, Immigration, FBI, White House
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Bill to expand gun background checks faces likely defeat in Senate
Associated PressA bipartisan effort to expand background checks faced almost certain defeat Wednesday as the Senate approached a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown drew near, an Associated Press-GfK poll showed ebbing...Tags: Assault, Elections, Lobbying, Joe Manchin III, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Rep. Shuster's bill would bring work to Letterkenny
waynesboro@herald-mail.comU.S. Rep. Bill Shuster has introduced legislation he said would stop the wasteful mismanagement of funds while securing work for Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg. Shuster, R-Pa., opposes continued development funding of the Medium Extended Air...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Missile Systems, Mike Coffman, Bill Shuster, Defense
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Mail Call - April 8
“Here’s a question for all the Mail Call readers. Why does our country, being $16.5 trillion in the hole, keep giving all these other countries money? And they’re giving Egypt tanks, planes and $1.5 billion this year. It doesn’t...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Social Issues, CVS Corp., Business, Politics
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Md. House panels approve gun control bill
Associated PressMaryland lawmakers on two panels voted Friday night to advance a gun-control measure that is a top priority of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s legislative agenda, making some changes but leaving intact the most significant provisions. Members of the...Tags: Assault, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Politics, Elections, National Rifle Association of America
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In Israel, Obama vows unwavering support for Mideast ally
Associated PressRenewing U.S. support for the difficult "work of generations," President Barack Obama assured Israel on Wednesday that his administration would pursue an elusive Mideast peace that would allow residents of the Jewish state to live in peace and free from...Tags: Arab Spring, Abdullah II of Jordan, Religion and Belief, Gaza Strip, Judaism
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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...
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Seven Marines from N.C. unit killed in mortar explosion at Nev. depot
Associated PressA 60mm mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in the Nevada desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapon worldwide until an investigation can determine its safety, a...Tags: Camp Lejeune (military base), World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Military, Emergency Incidents, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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