Petition fails

[tjv4163]

just announced they didnt turn ANY in, which would make sense if they didnt have the 18K why do it

 

[frogman68]

link ?

or was this the Death Penalty one?

 

[tjv4163]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-20130601,0,3608011.story

 

[frogman68]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-20130601,0,3608011.story

that sucks

 

[tjv4163]

that sucks

some people will think it does others will not

 

[DC-W]

Bring on the lawsuits!

 

[MDFF2008]

Considering the people running it have publicly said they would abandon it if it got on the ballot, it might be a blessing.

 

[Mr H]

Aw shucky darn...

 

[tjv4163]

Considering the people running it have publicly said they would abandon it if it got on the ballot, it might be a blessing.

I agree!! I still find it amazing people were pushing to have it signed but then in the same breath say they can not help with it.

 

[aireyc]

I agree!! I still find it amazing people were pushing to have it signed but then in the same breath say they can not help with it.

The expectation wasn't to win, just to get it on the ballot to delay implementation of the law and force the other side to fight it. Now the other side can spend that money on other things, like countering the DINO movement, banning more guns next January, pushing gun legislation in other states, and in Bloomberg's case, who knows what?

 

[OnTarget]

The expectation wasn't to win, just to get it on the ballot to delay implementation of the law and force the other side to fight it. Now the other side can spend that money on other things, like countering the DINO movement, banning more guns next January, pushing gun legislation in other states, and in Bloomberg's case, who knows what?

Yep, PHASE 2 coming soon - the theatrics continue (or is it PHASE 3?).

 

[zenMonkey]

Whether or not you agreed with the referendum route, this is a good thing. We can at least stop bickering about it and unite as a community.

 

[hogrider]

This referendum is now MOOT

We now only have option B

 

[tjv4163]

The expectation wasn't to win, just to get it on the ballot to delay implementation of the law and force the other side to fight it. Now the other side can spend that money on other things, like countering the DINO movement, banning more guns next January, pushing gun legislation in other states, and in Bloomberg's case, who knows what?

this can be argued till people are blue in the face... now hopefully the NRA does the lawsuit, When asked they said they didnt know when they would file.....

Hopefully they were just waiting to see what happened with the petition.

 

[Don'tTread13]

Yeah, the problem with the petition is that it would have delayed everything, including the ability to file a lawsuit. The law would be difficult to challenge preemptively. Any suit stands a much better chance if a plaintiff can show actual infringement of his or her rights.

 

[teratos]

The expectation wasn't to win, just to get it on the ballot to delay implementation of the law and force the other side to fight it. Now the other side can spend that money on other things, like countering the DINO movement, banning more guns next January, pushing gun legislation in other states, and in Bloomberg's case, who knows what?

We'd have to spend money to make them spend money. There is no money out there to be spent on it. It is estimated it would cost about $20 million to run correctly. Forcing the other side to fight it would be useless. They are much better funded than we are. We don't have any billionaires sinking money into pro-gun efforts to my knowledge. The other side has a couple I think of.....

this can be argued till people are blue in the face... now hopefully the NRA does the lawsuit, When asked they said they didnt know when they would file.....

Hopefully they were just waiting to see what happened with the petition.

The lawsuits will be filed once the law goes into effect. They cannot be filed before. As far as I know, suits will be filed in October. I have heard nothing to the contrary.

 

[semper000]

Why do they keep quoting this guy Vincent DeMarco. Every news story interviews him and I think what a tool bag. What is he a MOM pawn? I would dare to say this dude has never held a firearm in his life and would cry if you step on a bug.

 

[robmints]

Whether or not you agreed with the referendum route, this is a good thing. We can at least stop bickering about it and unite as a community.

Could not agree more.

 

[Smagel]

Why do they keep quoting this guy Vincent DeMarco. Every news story interviews him and I think what a tool bag. What is he a MOM pawn? I would dare to say this dude has never held a firearm in his life and would cry if you step on a bug.

I think you answered your own question.

 

[JD-IAFF]

link ?

or was this the Death Penalty one?

They both failed.