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Former Milwaukee officer charged with reckless homicide

A former police officer was charged with murder Thursday for an August shooting of a black man that sparked riots in Milwaukee.

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Baltimore launches ‘Gun Violence Enforcement Division’

Officials in Baltimore launched a "Gun Violence Enforcement Division" this week, a unit of "elite" prosecutors and police who will work together to make sure gun convictions stick - something the city's been struggling with.

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Safe Streets: A group in Baltimore fights gun violence with former felons

A discussion this week on public radio station WYPR in Baltimore featured guests who were talking about the Safe Streets program, an effort that employs former felons and gang members to help fight gun violence.

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TSA arrests 2 men at Baltimore airport caught with loaded guns

TSA officials said Monday officers arrested two men for attempting to bring loaded guns onto their flights at a Baltimore airport last week.

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Baltimore’s replica gun ban one step closer to reality

City officials voted Monday in favor of a bill that would ban the possession of any “toy or imitation weapon that can reasonably be perceived to be a real firearm.”

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Illegal gun charges aren’t sticking in Baltimore

As violence continues to spike in Baltimore, gun charges aren't sticking and criminals are serving only a fraction of their sentences.

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Salisbury City Council will consider replica gun ban

Salisbury City Council will consider banning replica guns at a public meeting next week — the second Maryland city to do so this month.

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