ANNAPOLIS, Md. - After watching a string of disappointments from Congress, a national women's grassroots organization is celebrating Maryland's new gun law. Today, Gov. Martin O'Malley signs legislation banning 45 types of assault weapons. It also limits gun magazines to 10 bullets and requires toug ...Read More

CONCORD, N.H. - The national media has spent much of this week focused on the gun-safety debate that's playing out in the Granite State, and locals this weekend have a chance to discuss ways to take action on that issue and more. This year's New Hampshire Progressive Summit will be held this weeken ...Read More

ST. PAUL, Minn. - With advocates for gun safety pushing for a vote in the Minnesota House, a statewide outdoors and conservation group is the latest to come out in favor of universal background checks. The Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton League approved the resolution at its state convention ...Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - One of the state's experts on preventing bullying and making schools safe is teaching members of West Virginia's caring professions how to do it. With him is one secret to his success - his son. Social worker Gary McDaniel has done a lot to make Morgan County schools safer and ...Read More

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Just a few weeks after the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation requiring gun buyers to submit to fingerprinting, local activists are calling on Congress to pay attention. Becky Wagner, executive director of Advocates for Children and Youth, wants Maryland's law to be a na ...Read More

HARTFORD, Conn. - Hospitals across New England were on alert Monday for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, and local trauma officials say emergency preparedness now is part of the drill for all major events in the region. Sandra Carter Brown manages the Center for Emergency Medical Preparedne ...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Mothers of shooting victims, survivors, first responders and local leaders are among those planning to speak out at an Ohio event today, demanding what they consider common sense gun laws. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a non-partisan grassroots organization ...Read More

HARTFORD, Conn. - It was only days ago that Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed tough new gun-control measures into law, and today President Obama will be in Hartford to push for stricter measures nationwide. According to League of Women Voters gun-law specialist Sue McCalley, firearms-buyer ...Read More