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National Sex Offender Registry File: Records on people who are required to register in a jurisdiction's sex offender registry. National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Denied Transaction File: Records on people who have been determined to be classified as a " forbidden person " according to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention ...
The department has a number of specialized units, including the Gun Recovery Unit (GRU) and District Crime Suppression Teams (CSTs). [5] Other specialized units in the MPD are under the Special Liaison Branch works with various parts of Washington's population.
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Reductions were made to the DC laws in 2012 and 2015 under threat of lawsuits from gun owners and prospective gun owners. [7] On September 18, 2015, a federal appeals court struck down some parts of the District's gun registration law as unconstitutional, while upholding other parts of the law. [8] [9]
Oct. 1 will see new laws regulating guns, where to carry them and how to store them as Maryland continues to grapple with the U.S. Supreme Court decision that upended the state’s former rules.
In January 2016, USA Today reported that the FBI had stopped processing NICS denial appeals in October 2015, leaving a backlog of approximately 7,100 appeals as of January 20, 2016. [21] The National Rifle Association said that the failure to review the appeals was a "gross disregard for those illegitimately denied their Second Amendment rights ...
Four people have been charged with breaking into a series of gun stores across Maryland and stealing several dozen guns, officials announced Tuesday. The group, ages 16 to 20, committed three ...
The Maryland Attorney General's office appealed the ruling. [30] On March 21, 2013, a three judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (U.S. Federal) unanimously overturned the District Court ruling, holding that the "good & substantial cause" requirements imposed by Maryland law are permissible without violating the 2nd Amendment. [31]