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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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** FILE ** France's Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrives at the Elysee Palace for a Small Defense of council meeting, in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. Hundreds of French troops are involved in an operation at destroyed a command center of Islamic rebels in Mali. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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** FILE ** in this Dec. 13, 2012, file photo German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, talks to Education Minister Annette Schavan during a session of the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. Schavan says she will not resign after a university stripped her of her doctorate because of plagiarism, and she vowed to fight the ruling. (AP Photo/dpa, Rainer Jensen, File)
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** FILE ** This March 2006 file photo shows Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) CEO Sally Jewell at REI's Seattle flagship store. An administration official says President Obama has plans to announce the nomination of Jewell to secretary of Interior. (AP Photo/Scott Cohen)
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Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, seen here at a Democratic Governors Association event in September, said Tuesday, "We lose too many American lives to gun violence." (The Washington Times)
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State Sen. Stephen Newman (left), Lynchburg Republican, shares a laugh with Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling during the Senate session. Mr. Newman’s amendment to replace a retail sales tax increase with a 5.5 percent wholesale tax on gasoline failed. (Associated Press)
