Link MD General Assembly 2012 Session Gun Bills

[zoostation]

A quick reference since the Witching Hour is now upon us. Should be up and working shortly. Note this link only pulls up gun bills, no other categories.



http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/subjects/guns.htm

 

[joppaj]

Good call

 

[Jim Sr]

A quick reference since the Witching Hour is now upon us. Should be up and working shortly. Note this link only pulls up gun bills, no other categories.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/subjects/guns.htm

I use . . .http://mlis.state.md.us/mgaweb/subjects.aspx

 

[MightyWarMonger]

HB 45

"Synopsis:

Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of State Police base a finding that an applicant for a handgun permit has a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun on an investigation; establishing a presumption that an applicant for a handgun permit has a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun for the purposes of qualifying for a handgun permit; and establishing that the Secretary has the burden of specified proof."

What does that mean? that the secratary has to prove an applicant has a good and substantiol reason to carry instead of the applicant providing it? and Jim Sr your link took me to the op's link unless you were posting it for others to be able to search other things.

 

[Jim Sr]

HB 45



What does that mean? that the secratary has to prove an applicant has a good and substantiol reason to carry instead of the applicant providing it? and Jim Sr your link took me to the op's link unless you were posting it for others to be able to search other things.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/hb/hb0045f.pdf

 

[sim1776]

HB 45



What does that mean? that the secratary has to prove an applicant has a good and substantiol reason to carry instead of the applicant providing it? and Jim Sr your link took me to the op's link unless you were posting it for others to be able to search other things.

I read it as meaning that the permit seeker is "presumed" to have a reason for cc changing it from showing need by the permit seeker. The burden is now on the Secretary to prove otherwise.

 

[MDFF2008]

I read it as meaning that the permit seeker is "presumed" to have a reason for cc changing it from showing need by the permit seeker. The burden is now on the Secretary to prove otherwise.

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=72499

Discussed there.

The bill is a disaster. Why? It doesn't say what the burden is. The MSP could say "You may have a good reason; but, Guns are Bad M'kay" and that would be grounds for denial.

 

[w2kbr]

Probably old news, but I just checked my new Congressional District, a result of the blatant gerrymandering by the present Maryland politicos.

For years we were in the 1st Cong Dist, Rep today by Andy Harris......

This year, and for some time to come, we are now in Dist 4, saddled with lower PG county, and Donna Edwards. A check of Demographic numbers makes it clear that
the here-to-fore Conservative leanings in North Anne Arundel County will be blanked out
by the Social Progressive Liberals in southern PG county.......sheer numbers alone paint a bleak picture.

All thanks to Senate Bill 1, passed October 20, 2011. And it gets worse when the Maryland Legislative shuffle is voted on (read passed)......

If you have not check your new status, and Representatives, you may be in for quite a surprise....
R

 

[Abacab]

New bill in there - it requires the Secretary of State Police to notify machine gun owners of the new registration period. I know I never got a notice to renew. Supposedly others have gotten them in the past?

 

[Vince55]

Probably old news, but I just checked my new Congressional District, a result of the blatant gerrymandering by the present Maryland politicos.

For years we were in the 1st Cong Dist, Rep today by Andy Harris......

This year, and for some time to come, we are now in Dist 4, saddled with lower PG county, and Donna Edwards. A check of Demographic numbers makes it clear that
the here-to-fore Conservative leanings in North Anne Arundel County will be blanked out
by the Social Progressive Liberals in southern PG county.......sheer numbers alone paint a bleak picture.

All thanks to Senate Bill 1, passed October 20, 2011. And it gets worse when the Maryland Legislative shuffle is voted on (read passed)......

If you have not check your new status, and Representatives, you may be in for quite a surprise....
R

It just kills me that they got away with this.

 

[joppaj]

New bill in there - it requires the Secretary of State Police to notify machine gun owners of the new registration period. I know I never got a notice to renew. Supposedly others have gotten them in the past?

On it's face, this sounds like a good thing to me.

 

[Abacab]

We have a new one, and it's suspect:

http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/HB0209.htm

 

[reynolds25]

Notice the lack of co-sponsors on HB 45. Let's not hold our collective breath.

 

[MJD438]

We have a new one, and it's suspect:

http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/HB0209.htm

Isn't that already covered under federal statute (e.g., the reason for having the ATF checks on every regulated purchase anyway)?

 

[zoostation]

Isn't that already covered under federal statute (e.g., the reason for having the ATF checks on every regulated purchase anyway)?

It is more or less. I can't think of anything Maryland defines as a crime of violence that wouldn't be a felony or at least a 1+ year misdemeanor in another state. This looks like just part of their yearly effort to pay homage to the anti-gun busybodies.

Still, the bill is sponsored by a who's who of the anti gun crowd down there. Will need to be watched carefully for any loopholes they could screw us on and especially for any modifications in chambers.

 

[Abacab]

Reciprocity bill for DE, PA, WV and VA introduced. HB 256

http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/HB0256.htm

 

[MightyWarMonger]

Well that would be nice I have a VA non res permit and there seems to be quite a few sponsors for this does it have a chance at passing?

 

[zoostation]

Well that would be nice I have a VA non res permit and there seems to be quite a few sponsors for this does it have a chance at passing?

I hate to say it but most likely not. Assuming best case scenario where it were to make it out of the House, Brian Frosh would most certainly then stop it in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, even if he had to use his de facto veto by simply not bringing it up to a committee vote. Unfortunately that's the kind of power these committee chairs have down there, and he's already on the record saying law-abiding lowly common peasants such as we who want carry permits are "nuts." I would love to see the bill become law, but even if everyone wanted it to, all it takes is the chair of the assigned committee in either chamber to sit on a bill and the bill dies. Best comparison is all the Ehrlich years when most everyone wanted slots but Michael Busch sat on the bill and made sure they couldn't get enacted, because it was more important to screw the Republican governor than to take care of the people.

 

[MightyWarMonger]

 

[Boondock Saint]

Ain't Annapolis fun?