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'See Something, Say Something:' Principal Lauds Teen After Student Busted With Gun In Maryland 'See Something, Say Something:' Principal Lauds Teen After Student Busted With Gun In Maryland
'See Something, Say Something:' Principal Lauds Teen After Student Busted With Gun In Maryland New details have been released after a teenager was busted with a weapon inside a Maryland high school on Monday afternoon. Police say that at around 1:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, 17-year-old Bethesda resident Akram Nassir was arrested following an investigation into reports of a gun that was inside Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County. The tipster advised security on Monday that the student had a weapon on school grounds, and a subsequent search led to the recovery of a 9mm handgun by Montgomery County Public Schools security. Following the incident, Walter Johnson High School…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops
Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops The Anne Arundel County Police Department has received multiple complaints about a man donning an long gun near school bus stops, causing alarm for some parents and members of the community. Police say that an armed person has been walking on public property near and bast school bus stops, occasionally stopping to talk to children. In photos shared online, the suspicious man can be seen wearing all black and holding the gun pointed to the ground with a red hat. There have been reports that he is protesting Gov. West Moore's gun laws. Officers have made contact with the man, who is legally…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mayor Brandon Scott Calls For Stricter Gun Laws After Baltimore Surpasses 300 Homicides In 2022 Mayor Brandon Scott Calls For Stricter Gun Laws After Baltimore Surpasses 300 Homicides In 2022
Mayor Brandon Scott Calls For Stricter Gun Laws After Baltimore Surpasses 300 Homicides In 2022 Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott released a statement after the city saw its 300th homicide of 2022 earlier this week. Scott stressed that the gun violence problem is much more that the Baltimore Police Department and he can do, suggesting a tightening on gun laws to help curb the violent attacks.  "We need stricter gun laws that keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of individuals who are reckless and irresponsible", stated Scott. "We need a justice system that will hold hose who commit these acts accountable and see that they serve time for what they've done. We need community members…

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by Annie DeVoe
News
'Unconstitutional': Maryland Governor Tightens Gun Laws After Violent July 4th Weekend 'Unconstitutional': Maryland Governor Tightens Gun Laws After Violent July 4th Weekend
'Unconstitutional': Maryland Governor Tightens Gun Laws After Violent July 4th Weekend Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is tightening gun laws after a particularly violent and deadly July 4th weekend. Hogan on Tuesday, July 5 suspended the "good and substantial reason" standard for carry-related gun permits. "It would be unconstitutional to continue enforcing this provision in state law," Hogan said. Baltimore alone experienced 11 reported shooting incidents from July 1 to July 4, with four fatalities, city police said. Violence continued into the early hours of July 5 when two people were shot in Frederick County after a Fourth of July celebration, followed by another shooti…

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by Annie DeVoe