1. Aides to Silver say that his main criminal justice initiative for the legislative session is a measure to ban assault weapons and place safety locks on firearms. 2. Democrats championed new gun show rules, mandatory child safety locks on guns, a ban on importing high capacity ammunition clips and other gun-related measures. 3. Powers said the NRA supports some of the measures such as the gun-show provisions and safety locks. 4. She also called for a ban on so-called cop killer bullets, and child safety locks on all guns. 5. He will be on hand Tuesday in Annapolis, Md., as Gov. Parris Glendening signs a newly passed bill requiring ballistics tests and internal safety locks for handguns. 6. --Mandatory child safety locks on guns to protect children. |