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John Drago of Greenbelt, Md., right, and others stand in a long line for hours to testify at a Judicial Proceedings Committee hearing on proposed legislation requiring residents to obtain a license before purchasing a handgun, ban assault weapons, limit magazine capacities to 10 rounds and require prospective gun buyers to complete a safety course and pay a $100 application fee, Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, February 6, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Members of the public stand in long lines for hours to testify at a Judicial Proceedings Committee hearing on proposed legislation requiring residents to obtain a license before purchasing a handgun, ban assault weapons, limit magazine capacities to 10 rounds and require prospective gun buyers to complete a safety course and pay a $100 application fee, Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A man who did not want to give his name wears a flag with an assault riffle on it and the words, "Come and Take It" at a pro-gun rights rally at Lawyers Park in front of the Maryland State House, Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Maryland Mayor Martin O'Malley is set to testify at a Judicial Proceedings Committee hearing that is discussing a number of proposed gun bills. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Del. Michael Smigiel (R-District 36) speaks at a pro-gun rights rally at Lawyers Park in front of the Maryland State House, Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Maryland Mayor Martin O'Malley is set to testify at a Judicial Proceedings Committee hearing that is discussing a number of proposed gun bills. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley delivers his speech before the state's General Assembly during his State of the State address in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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**FILE** Guns are offered during a buyback program on Jan. 26, 2013, in San Mateo, Calif. Authorities are offering up to $100 cash for a handgun, shotgun or rifle, or up to $200 for an assault rifle at the event at the San Mateo Event Center. (Associated Press)

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As a Baylor Bears quarterback, Robert Griffin III was knocked out of the game with a concussion while playing the Texas Tech Red Raiders in 2011. Now with the Washington Redskins in the NFL, he has a lot more legal protection against such injuries. (Cal Sport Media via Associated Press)

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“Command failed, communications failed, the system failed,” Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said at a news conference announcing the results of the probe of a police chase of a vehicle and the deaths of the two occupants. (Associated Press)