<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Gun Laws</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/md/government/legislature/guns?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><description>Gun Laws</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Legislators Submit Bill To Repeal Ballistics Law]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27873-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27873-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Maryland lawmakers yesterday submitted a measure to repeal a state law requiring state police to collect ballistics information on every handgun sold in the state.]]></description><author> David Snyder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report Faults Md. Ballistics Database]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16475-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16475-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Police have gathered information from more than 43,000 guns since 2000, but the data have not significantly aided a single criminal investigation, according to a report.]]></description><author> David Snyder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Hollen, Fellow Incumbents Victorious]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20039-2004Nov2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20039-2004Nov2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Maryland's eight House incumbents swept to easy victories yesterday.]]></description><author> Miranda S. Spivack</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Security, War Top Debate]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53089-2004Oct21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53089-2004Oct21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The candidates for Congress in Maryland's 8th District sparred yesterday over many of the issues dominating the presidential race, including the war in Iraq, the future of Social Security and how best to guard against another terrorist attack.]]></description><author> Tim Craig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Votes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11157-2004Oct6.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11157-2004Oct6.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   For the Record <br><em>Here's how some major bills fared recently in Congress and how local congressional members voted, as provided by Thomas's Roll Call Syndicate. NV means Not Voting.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. Law Requiring Gun Locks Challenged]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55033-2004Apr29.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55033-2004Apr29.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A Beltsville advocate for gun owners has launched a legal challenge to the four-year-old law that made Maryland the first state in the nation to require built-in locks on new handguns.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warner, Allen Split Over Assault Weapons]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24371-2004Mar2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24371-2004Mar2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Virginia's two U.S. senators championed opposing sides in the Senate's gun debate Tuesday, after each abandoned his earlier position on extending a federal ban on assault weapons.]]></description><author> Spencer S. Hsu</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. Senator Thwarts Assault-Style Weapons Ban]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13657-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13657-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Prince George's County senator foiled hopes for a statewide ban on assault-style weapons yesterday when he announced he would vote against the measure.]]></description><author> Tim Craig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 Nominations  For U.S. Seats  Are Contested]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4870-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4870-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Voters in Anne Arundel County will cast ballots March 2 in  U.S. House and Senate primaries, including a race that has turned into one of the strangest in recent Maryland history.]]></description><author> Christian Davenport  and Spencer S. Hsu</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pr. George's Senator Key to Gun Ban Vote]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3610-2004Feb24.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3610-2004Feb24.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Prince George's County senator has emerged as the deciding vote on whether a ban on the sale of assault-style weapons will win support from a Senate committee and move through the General Assembly.]]></description><author> Tim Craig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Opposes Md. Weapons Ban]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10362-2004Feb3.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10362-2004Feb3.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday that he is opposed to a statewide ban on the sale of assault-style weapons, setting up a showdown with Democratic leaders in the General Assembly who want to implement the measure before the federal ban expires this year.]]></description><author> Tim Craig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials Ready to Trade Fire Over Assault Weapons Bill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16828-2004Jan14.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16828-2004Jan14.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With the federal ban on assault weapons set to expire in September -- and little sign that the Republican-led Congress will extend it -- gun-control advocates are taking their case to Annapolis. Several Howard County officials are gearing up for leading roles in the debate on whether Maryland should adopt a statewide ban.]]></description><author> Tim Craig and Ylan Q. Mui</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[15% of Crime Guns Sold By a Fraction of  Dealers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11230-2004Jan12.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11230-2004Jan12.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A relatively tiny number of guns dealers in 22 states including Maryland and Virginia sold nearly 15 percent of the firearms traced by police to crimes nationwide in the late 1990s, according to a new study.]]></description><author> David Snyder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Hollen Savors His First Year's Small Victories]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52814-2004Jan3.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52814-2004Jan3.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Chris Van Hollen has learned the grueling realities of life as a freshman Democrat in the Republican-led Congress.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats in Md. Try to Deflate Filibuster]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39752-2003Dec29.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39752-2003Dec29.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Democrats in the Maryland Senate are devising a rule change that would decrease the number of votes needed to squash a filibuster, a move intended to diminish Republicans' power.]]></description><author> Tim Craig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault Weapons Targeted Again]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15887-2003Sep15.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15887-2003Sep15.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Several Democratic elected officials in Maryland, including two leading contenders for governor in 2006, called yesterday for a ban on military-style assault weapons as part of a campaign that could force Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) into a legislative battle over gun control.]]></description><author> Craig Whitlock</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firearm Unit Gets a Jump On Crime]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39425-2003Aug9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39425-2003Aug9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Firearms Task Force, a multi-agency unit formed this year, is taking guns away from people who shouldn't have them.]]></description><author> Fredrick Kunkle</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winners Beat the Odds in an Odd Assembly Session]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9230-2003Apr11.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9230-2003Apr11.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The 2003 session of the General Assembly was one of the strangest in memory, as a new Republican governor battled the House over a bill to legalize slot machines and the House, in turn, battled the Senate over bond bills and a host of other issues.]]></description><author> Lori Montgomery and Jo Becker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. Legislative Session Limps to a Close]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52060-2003Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52060-2003Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/guns</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Work ground to a halt on most major issues during the 2003 session with a Republican in the governor's mansion and Democrats leading the State House.]]></description><author> Lori Montgomery, Jo Becker and Craig Whitlock</author></item></channel></rss>