gun control

May 15, 2013

Governor Martin O’Malley is scheduled to sign the Firearm Safety Act of 2013 into law tomorrow.

Web Extra: Daniel Webster on when we will know whether the law is having an affect on gun violence

This morning the House of Delegates begins debating Governor O'Malley's gun control bill.  As it stands, the measure would ban assault-style weapons and strengthen the requirements to buy a handgun in Maryland.  We talk with two of the delegates involved in the debate:  Luiz Simmons, Democrat of central Montgomery County, and Mike Smigiel, Republican of the Upper Shore.

The debate over tightening restrictions on who can own a gun in Maryland reaches into mental health-issues.State Health Secretary Joshua Sharfstein talks about how the governor’s proposal tries to protect the gun rights of those with mental problems.

How has wine evolved over thousands of years? We talk with "Inventing Wine" Author Paul Lukacs.

How do you apply the principles of feng shui to a cemetery? We visits the new Garden of Tranquility at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Baltimore County.

In the wake of the Newtown massacre, which left 27 people dead, Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson talks guns and public safety.

In July, a gunman with an assault rifle opened fire inside a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and wounding 58 others. It was one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. Despite that, gun control has been mostly absent from this year’s presidential campaign. But with Election Day approaching, we welcome Daniel Webster, one of the nation's top gun-policy experts and lead author of a new Johns Hopkins prescription for public safety through tougher gun laws.

Want to carry a gun in Maryland? A recent order from U.S. District Court Judge Benson E.