Gun Violence

Across most of the country, levels of gun violence remain high after a surge between 2019 and 2021.

Supporters and opponents of the law expect to see it challenged in court.

City leaders and students urged the community to “stop the cycle” of violence at a district-wide vigil held Thursday morning.

Two people were killed and 28 others were injured during a mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes housing project on July 2, 2023. No one has been charged with murder in the case.

Revenue from new 11% tax would go to Maryland trauma system, and in particular Shock Trauma in Baltimore.

We’ll go On the Record with Hopkins experts who study red flag laws, which temporarily take firearms away from someone who’s a danger to others or themselves. How is this policy playing out in Maryland?

Lawyers plan to argue against the joinder.

In 2022, the city sued the ghost gun manufacturer alleging that its untraceable guns — those produced by the kits have no serial numbers — were contributing to the gun violence epidemic in Baltimore City.

A study from the University of Pennsylvania into the first 18 months of the Group Violence Reduction Strategy in western Baltimore suggests the program reduced gun violence by 25%.

The law requires gun shops to hand out literature on suicide and domestic violence prevention.