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.