Tag: Maryland

$1.26 Million for Dog Shot By Police

You can't put a price on companionship.

I wouldn't want to have to put a price tag on how much someone would have to pay me if they wanted to take my dog away from me. Or, God forbid, I had to get compensated in case something happened to him. In this…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Ruger AR-556 State Compliant

Ruger Introduces State Compliant AR-556

Legal for sale in several states.

On March 17, 2017, Ruger announced the Ruger AR-556. This version of their semiautomatic rifle weapon meets standards making it legal for sale in Colorado and Maryland, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Puerto Rico. The new gun lacks some of the features of the AR-15 which make…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Can Maryland Set the Stage for a National Gun Ban?

4th Circuit upholds restrictive law.

Late in February, without hardly anyone noticing, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maryland's restrictive "Firearms Safety Act." Maryland currently bans semiautomatic guns with certain features that the state feels make the guns "militarized." The state passed this law in 2012 in response to…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Baltimore Bans Toy Guns

Cities in Maryland are considering a ban on realistic looking toy guns.

We reported two months ago on the city council in Salisbury, Maryland, possibly voting to ban toy guns that look like real guns. Here's a follow-up to that story. In mid-November, the Baltimore city council approved a citywide ban on toy guns that look like real…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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