2015 General Assembly Bills

[Mr H]

Also don't forget that we helped quell every anti-gun bill that was introduced last year.

Yes.

And I have to say, the collective braintrust here is vastly superior to the combined "wisdom" of the anti-gun caucus.

The digging that has been done here has uncovered (and unraveled) aspects of these bills that the original submitters would wish to go through silently.

This is why we post the bill info... for research, collaboration, and the smart push to regain the Right for us all.

 

[ShafTed]

OK new one popped up with no bill text yet from Brochin. Wonder what kind of mischief he is up too...

SB407 - Public Safety - Handgun Permits

gotta watch this one...

Just from the title/summary (no text available yet) it looks like it sets a time limit (120 days) to either issue or give reasons for denial of a CCW permit. It might not be too bad, there are a couple of "good guys" signed on to it: Sens Hough & Ready.

 

[Mr H]

Brochin seems to be tossing us a bone. I suppose it's possible he's 'seen the light'........

Problem is, I don't trust him as far as I could throw him (and I'm guessing that'd be pretty far).

As Uncle Ronnie said... Trust, but verify.

 

[ShafTed]

I doubt that he's "seen the light," more like he's trying to gather "brownie points" towards Nov 2018. I hope our collective memories aren't that short.

I'd be willing to help you throw him, but I thought they outlawed dwarf tossing?

 

[DC-W]

Some of the synopses have been added since I last posted so... here we go!

HB0417
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=billpage&tab=subject3&id=hb0417&stab=01&ys=2015RS

Establishing that it is not a legitimate law enforcement purpose to use active or historical plate data captured by an automatic license plate reader system that indicates the owner of the vehicle has been issued a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun as the sole basis to stop and question the vehicle's driver.

HB0432
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=billpage&tab=subject3&id=hb0432&stab=01&ys=2015RS

Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of State Police find that a person has a good and substantial reason to carry, wear, or transport a handgun before issuing a handgun permit to the person.

SB0407
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=billpage&tab=subject3&id=sb0407&stab=01&ys=2015RS

Requiring the Secretary of the State Police to issue a specified handgun permit within 120 days under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary to notify, in writing, each applicant for a permit of the decision to approve or deny a permit within 120 days after receipt of the application; etc.

SB0447
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=billpage&tab=subject3&id=sb0447&stab=01&ys=2015RS

Establishing a sales and use tax exemption period for the 7-day period from the third Sunday in April through the following Saturday for hunting and sporting goods shopping in Maryland during which the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of firearms, fishing supplies, and hunting supplies if the taxable price of the item is less than $1,000; etc.

SB0454
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=billpage&tab=subject3&id=sb0454&stab=01&ys=2015RS

Specifying that a permit to carry a handgun, including a concealed handgun, issued to an individual by another state is valid in Maryland.

Lots of good stuff here, folks. Anyone notice the lack of anti-gun bills thus far?

 

[Mr H]

OK.... Now I'm a little bit bemused...

I just looked at every bill listed in this thread, and they are all PRO (with a couple question marks)...

I haven't had a chance to scour the MGA site for ANTI bills, but are there any at this point?

We should also be looking into tax, regulation, and other encumbrance type bills for firearms issues.

Remember... these people do not like us, and right now it looks way too quiet out there...

 

[Mr H]

This is a cursory listing of the bills in this thread. It is by no means to be considered an exhaustive and authoritative study. It is merely a quick reference for my first impressions of the bills, and in no way an endorsement of any aspect.

HB0013 -- PRO

"Authorizing a specified licensed firearms dealer or secondary seller to conditionally sell, rent, or transfer a firearm to a firearm applicant under specified circumstances; prohibiting a licensee or secondary seller from selling, renting, or transferring a firearm under specified circumstances; requiring a licensee or secondary seller to notify a firearms applicant that an application has been approved or disapproved; requiring the firearms applicant to return a firearm within 10 days of notice of disapproval; etc."

Codifies "8th day release"; Disallows immediate release on "delay" or "denied" from NICS; default final approval after 90 days if no answer from MSP; "disapproved" transfers after release are the responsibility of MSP


HB0021 -- PRO

"Establishing that specified provisions relating to a handgun qualification license do not apply to a qualified handgun instructor; establishing that a person may purchase, rent, or receive a handgun without a handgun qualification license if the person is a qualified handgun instructor and is not otherwise prohibited under State or federal law; and requiring the Secretary of State Police to issue a handgun qualification license to a specified person who meets the requirements for a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun."

Self-explanatory


HB0025 -- PRO

"Authorizing a person to replace a lost or broken assault weapon that was lawfully possessed in accordance with specified provisions of law if the replacement is registered with the Secretary of State Police."

Allows for direct replacement of a prior lawfully owned lost or broken 'assault' weapon, provided it becomes registered.


HB0038 -- PRO (x-filed as SB0136)

"Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an inmate committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction or sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a local correctional facility who is serving a sentence for the use of specified firearms in the commission of specified crimes; prohibiting a court from suspending any part of a specified mandatory minimum sentence; and applying the Act prospectively."

Removes 'good time' credit for sentences resulting from acts committed with illegally possessed firearms.


HB0039 -- PRO

"Repealing a provision of law requiring specified firearms manufacturers and dealers and the Department of State Police to take specified actions relating to identification of handguns."

Repeal of the shell casing requirement.


HB0101 -- BETTER (x-filed as SB0017)

"Authorizing a Baltimore City school police officer to carry a firearm on the premises of a Baltimore City public school and any other property used for an educational purpose owned, leased, or operated by, or under the control of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; etc."

Broadens the conditions under which a city officer may carry a firearm on school -[related] property.


HB0160 -- PRO

"Authorizing the sale, offer for sale, rental, or transfer in the State of a handgun that is sold, offered for sale, rented, or transferred with an external safety lock as an alternative to an integrated mechanical safety device."

Allowing the use of external locks for sale rather than only internal/integral.


HB0188 -- PRO

"Establishing that a handgun permit issued to a retired law enforcement officer of the State or a county or municipal corporation of the State expires on the last day of the holder's birth month following 5 years after the date the permit is issued and may be renewed for successive periods of 5 years, under specified circumstances; and providing that an officer who applies for a permit renewal is not required to be fingerprinted except under specified circumstances."

Simplifies renewal of permits for retired law enforcement.


HB0189 -- Mild PRO (x-filed as SB0261)

"Authorizing the Secretary of State Police to accept a background investigation performed on behalf of an armored car company in place of a criminal history records check performed by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services under specified circumstances."

Simplifies the permit process for armored car employees.


HB0417 -- PRO

"Establishing that it is not a legitimate law enforcement purpose to use active or historical plate data captured by an automatic license plate reader system that indicates the owner of the vehicle has been issued a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun as the sole basis to stop and question the vehicle's driver."

Self-explanatory


HB0432 -- PRO

"Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of State Police find that a person has a good and substantial reason to carry, wear, or transport a handgun before issuing a handgun permit to the person."

No text at this time, but seems it would effectively make Maryland a 'shall issue' state.


SB0100 -- PRO

"Clarifying that self-defense can qualify as a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun for purposes of the issuance by the Secretary of State Police of a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun."

Self-explanatory


SB0326 -- PRO

"Authorizing the Secretary of State Police to set the date for expiration of a handgun permit under specified circumstances; and clarifying that an expiration date for a handgun permit does not apply if the permit is renewed under specified circumstances."

Clarifies renewal periods to the holder's benefit.


SB0407 -- PRO?

"Requiring the Secretary of the State Police to issue a specified handgun permit within 120 days under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary to notify, in writing, each applicant for a permit of the decision to approve or deny a permit within 120 days after receipt of the application; etc."

No text at this time, but may set a default approval of carry permits if no MSP action in 120 days.


SB0447

Establishing a sales and use tax exemption period for the 7-day period from the third Sunday in April through the following Saturday for hunting and sporting goods shopping in Maryland during which the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of firearms, fishing supplies, and hunting supplies if the taxable price of the item is less than $1,000; etc.

No text at this time, but seems self-explanatory.


SB0454 -- PRO

"Specifying that a permit to carry a handgun, including a concealed handgun, issued to an individual by another state is valid in Maryland."

No text at this time, but may allow full validity of out-of-state permits.

 

[Raineman]

On a side note, did you know there are 87 bills that want to create debt (just in the State Debt (Bond) section)?

Not even in there, but have a look at HB0071/SB0056. A master plan from Mike & Mike to cover Owe'Malley's carnage and deliver it to Hogan.

 

[Mr H]

I'm a bit "billed out" at the moment... but I'll definitely take a look later.

 

[DC-W]

Bad bills are red
Blue bills are good
Sugar is sweet
And lukewarm bills are purple...

(These are based on my opinion. Look them up and read them yourselves )

 

[mranaya]

Note: In Times New Roman, 12 font, fits on a wide-margin sheet of paper:

SB100: Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun – Qualifications: Senator Norman: Clarifying that self-defense can qualify as a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun for purposes of the issuance by the Secretary of State Police of a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun.SB 326: Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Term

SB 326: Public Safety - Handgun Permits – Term: Senator Klausmeier: Authorizing the Secretary of State Police to set the date for expiration of a handgun permit under specified circumstances; and clarifying that an expiration date for a handgun permit does not apply if the permit is renewed under specified circumstances.

SB 407: Public Safety - Handgun Permits: Senator Brochin: Requiring the Secretary of the State Police to issue a specified handgun permit within 120 days under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary to notify, in writing, each applicant for a permit of the decision to approve or deny a permit within 120 days after receipt of the application; etc.

SB 0454: Handgun Permits – Reciprocity: Senator Waugh: Specifying that a permit to carry a handgun, including a concealed handgun, issued to an individual by another state is valid in Maryland.

HB 0021: Public Safety - Handgun Qualification License - Qualified Handgun Instructors and Permit Holders: Delegate Schultz: Establishing that specified provisions relating to a handgun qualification license do not apply to a qualified handgun instructor; establishing that a person may purchase, rent, or receive a handgun without a handgun qualification license if the person is a qualified handgun instructor and is not otherwise prohibited under State or federal law; and requiring the Secretary of State Police to issue a handgun qualification license to a specified person who meets the requirements for a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun.

HB 0039: Public Safety - Handgun Identification Requirements – Repeal: Senator Young: Repealing a provision of law requiring specified firearms manufacturers and dealers and the Department of State Police to take specified actions relating to identification of handguns.

HB 160: Handgun Locking Devices - Repeal Exclusivity of Internal Locks - Requirements for External or Internal Lock System: Senator Montgomery: Authorizing the sale, offer for sale, rental, or transfer in the State of a handgun that is sold, offered for sale, rented, or transferred with an external safety lock as an alternative to an integrated mechanical safety device.

HB 306 Firearm Decriminalization Act of 2015: Delegate Grammer: Repealing a specified exception to the prohibition against carrying a deadly weapon on public school property; repealing the prohibition on the possession or use of specified firearm ammunition during and in relation to the commission of a crime of violence; altering the authorization for a person to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; repealing the designation of specified firearms as assault weapons; etc.

HB 0417: Public Safety - Police Profiling - "Right-to-Carry" Permit: Delegate Glass: Establishing that it is not a legitimate law enforcement purpose to use active or historical plate data captured by an automatic license plate reader system that indicates the owner of the vehicle has been issued a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun as the sole basis to stop and question the vehicle's driver.

HB 0432: Public Safety - Handgun Permit - Applicant Qualifications: Delegate Impallaria: Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of State Police find that a person has a good and substantial reason to carry, wear, or transport a handgun before issuing a handgun permit to the person. (Re-submit of Delegate Smigiel’s HB 0036: Quote: Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of State Police find that a person has a good and substantial reason to carry, wear, or transport a handgun before issuing a handgun permit to the person.

 

[PJDiesel]

Shit yeah!

 

[Abacab]

I look forward to seeing the rest of Benedict's bill but the MSP already allows themselves 120 days because they say 90 BUSINESS days. Not much of an improvement there unless it truly forces them to issue or deny.

As with all gun bills, unless they are gun grabber sponsored, consider them DOA.

Benedict's bill is on a ventilator because it has a majority of SJPC members as sponsors but Zirkin will have to bring it up for a vote.

Zirkin likely will follow in the footsteps of his predecessor or at least still take orders from the Mustachioed Puppet Master.

 

[Applehd]

I just skimmed HB 0071... Oh... My... F...king... FLIP!!!!! Where in the HELL do these numbers come from? I am in the wrong business... Is it just me... or are these $$$$ figures astronomical?

Oh yeah... and another HELL YEAH!!! for the gun stuff...

 

[Abacab]

Can anyone explain to me how Montgomery County Senator Karen S. Montgomery is a cosponsor to the reciprocity bill? I read that six times to make sure.

Only guess I have is that wealthy Virginia people right next door to Montgomery County want to carry their guns.

It's great that a Democrat from a liberal area is but still.......WTF?

 

[Mr H]

the optimist in me hopes we've awakened people into breaking old roles... the realist tells me that she sees it as a means to self preservation

 

[Bertfish]

Bad bills are red
Blue bills are good
Sugar is sweet
And lukewarm bills are purple...

(These are based on my opinion. Look them up and read them yourselves )

Just curious but why do you mark HB0338 as being bad for us?

 

[OLM-Medic]

HB0038
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/fr...b=01&ys=2015RS

Ensures that people who use a firearm in the commission of a crime serve the whole sentence and ensures nothing less than a mandatory minimum is imposed.

I am adamantly opposed to this, or any mandatory minimums. Let the judges give the sentence they see fit. Can you imagine being in a similar position to George Zimmerman and having the jury find you guilty? Mandatory minimums...

 

[Mr H]

this would be post-conviction, and only prevents early release

 

[Name Taken]

I am adamantly opposed to this, or any mandatory minimums. Let the judges give the sentence they see fit. Can you imagine being in a similar position to George Zimmerman and having the jury find you guilty? Mandatory minimums...

Because that's working so well for us.

The same judges who aren't held accountable, aren't put on blast in the news, and are typically buddies with the defense attorney.

Yup.