Gun control, CPR v. 3.0, O's opening day, a review of "God of Carnage" at Everyman




WYPR: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast Podcast show

Summary: This morning the House of Delegates begins debating Governor O'Malley's gun control bill. As it stands, the measure would ban assault-style weapons and strengthen the requirements to buy a handgun in Maryland. We talk with two of the delegates involved in the debate: Luiz Simmons, Democrat of central Montgomery County, and Mike Smigiel, Republican of the Upper Shore. A new statewide protocol calls for all emergency medical service providers to be trained in a new form of CPR called high-performance CPR by July 1. In some cases, this new method has been said to double the survival rate of those who suffer a cardiac arrest. Dr. Richard Alcorta, the State EMS Medical Director, tells us about the new approach. The Orioles open their season on the road today against the Tampa Bay Rays. We preview the game and season with sports contributor Mark Hyman. When a scuffle on the playground becomes the impetus for a parental throwdown. Maryland Morning theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the comedy "God of Carnage" at the Everyman Theatre.