Do they really think that these ridiculous process on getting a carry permit, so called assault weapons band and mag capacity limits are stopping the thugs in baltimore from killing each other?
It's not about that. It's never been about that. They hate you and everything you stand for. Making it miserable for you to own and use your guns in Maryland is low-hanging fruit when it comes to demoralizing you, costing you money, and hopefully driving you out of the state. It's also a really lazy way to pander to low-information nanny staters in their base, and to get buckets of campaign cash from people like Bloomberg. Who murders who or in what numbers is the last thing on their mind. They really don't care about it.
They hate constitutionalist conservatives, small business entrepreneurs, anyone who leans towards self sufficiency and certainly anyone who votes for those who think like that. They know perfectly well that making you unhappy has nothing to do with thug-on-thug crime. They just want you to go away, and to make sure that the state doesn't hatch out any more young people who think like you.