HB0004 Rifles and Shotguns - Secondary Transactions

PowPow · Mar 15, 2020

Updated OP. SB208 Status in the House: 3/14/2020 Hearing canceled

rob b · Mar 15, 2020

PowPow said:
Updated OP. SB208 Status in the House: 3/14/2020 Hearing canceled

good news ??

PowPow · Mar 15, 2020

rob b said:
good news ??

It's never over until those folks adjourn. But, this shows me they aren't necessarily committed to working on it as part of the rush to finish "important" things.

rambling_one · Mar 15, 2020

Kicken Wing said:
As taken from the baltimore sun...
https://www.baltimoresun.com/politi...tory-river-two~~1~yes-art~curated~curatedpage

"Legislative leadership called in lawmakers to work all weekend to expedite the session, should it need to end before the scheduled last day of April 6.

Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Baltimore Democrat, said the legislature would consider whether to stay in session once the budget passes. The Senate has already passed a $47.9 billion spending plan, which is awaiting action in the House of Delegates.

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has urged lawmakers to give the budget final approval by Tuesday, in the event the General Assembly needs to adjourn early.

“Once the budget passes, we’re going to evaluate where things stand," Ferguson said.

Passing the budget is the only action that lawmakers are required to complete during the session under the Maryland Constitution.

Ferguson also said he believes appointing Hogan’s nominees to various posts in state government is a “must do” before the legislature adjourns.

Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones have taken a number of steps to try to limit the number of people at the State House, including banning the public, lobbyists and advocates from the complex unless they have an appointment.

Senate Minority Leader J.B. Jennings, a Harford County Republican, said he was concerned the legislature was violating the Open Meetings Act by locking the public out of committee sessions.

“There’s a lack of transparency when we’re voting,” Jennings said."

One might argue that folks showing up to testify at an announced hearing really do have an appointment.

Deep Lurker · Mar 15, 2020

I found this interesting:

Due to the State Capitol Complex building closures, some paid indoor lobbyists have copied a page from the Patriot Picket playbook and have taken up positions at the same location we unpaid outdoor lobbyists used for our 2/5/20 Annapolis 2A Rally Day:

:innocent0

Deep Lurker · Mar 15, 2020

Here are some pics from our 2/5/20 Annapolis Pro-2A Rally Day that better illustrate where the paid lobbyists are currently standing “On The Bricks” since the building closures to greet the legislators on their way to the Statehouse.

This spot is near the base of the steps of the north side of the historic Statehouse.

That day was specifically chosen for our Rally because it was a “triple-witching” day: the 2-year anniversary of the Patriot Picket arrests at the Statehouse, a major gun bill hearing day, and Gov. Hogan delivered the State of the State Speech to a joint session of the MdGA.

We had way more lobbyists there on 2/5! We can’t thank enough all those Patriots who participated in our outdoor pro-2A Rally that day.

Patriots were indoors too: messaging the Governor and legislators by wearing their WWNC shirts in the Statehouse lobby, and testifying later in the afternoon at the gun bill hearings.

In case you missed it, here is the TV news coverage of our Rally at the 1:36 minute mark of the video in this WMAR 2News piece:

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/loca...arylands-state-of-the-state-address-wednesday

Bottom photo: view from the north Statehouse steps; that’s “Hogan’s House” in the background. :innocent0

PS: Many thanks to PowPow for keeping this bill thread current and informative. :mdpatriot

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FMD · Mar 15, 2020

MGA adjourning on Wed. 3/18

Doctor_M · Mar 16, 2020

Oh please let this one die.

IF we get lucky, this will be the second year in a row that we've dodged the bullet to avoid the implementation of what will be full gun registration in the formerly Free State. I don't think we can count on lightning striking three years in a row.

Sirex · Mar 16, 2020

rob b said:
good news ??

Maybe just a one year extension. I have been writing all my representatives, but as we saw in 2013, no amount of logic will sway their agenda. We all know it isn't about safety, or logic for that matter.

jefflac02 · Mar 16, 2020

Doctor_M said:
Oh please let this one die.

IF we get lucky, this will be the second year in a row that we've dodged the bullet to avoid the implementation of what will be full gun registration in the formerly Free State. I don't think we can count on lightning striking three years in a row.

We are organizing out in Western MD. There will not be a third time without a fight. I’m hoping the other leaders across the state will work with us to organize all 2a supporters and work this year out of session to get after these antis in their home territories.

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dblas · Mar 16, 2020

Doctor_M said:
Oh please let this one die.

IF we get lucky, this will be the second year in a row that we've dodged the bullet to avoid the implementation of what will be full gun registration in the formerly Free State. I don't think we can count on lightning striking three years in a row.

Point of correction, there would be no "registration" with MSP as there would be no 77r or 7 day wait on the transfer of long guns. More than likely an AFT 4473, but that doesn't go anywhere, and the NICS check they are asking for, does not have any firearms related information (i.e. make, model, caliber, etc.)

dblas · Mar 16, 2020

Sirex said:
Maybe just a one year extension. I have been writing all my representatives, but as we saw in 2013, no amount of logic will sway their agenda. We all know it isn't about safety, or logic for that matter.

But we did sway their agenda, in The House, so much so that the Democrats threatened their own to get the bill passed out of the House.

MJD438 · Mar 16, 2020

Just passed as amended in the Senate.

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Kicken Wing · Mar 16, 2020

MJD438 said:
Just passed as amended in the Senate.

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Dang. I see that guns are not off of the table and they are of "high importance" even in the state of the coronavirus scare. This makes me feel uneasy about some of the other bills out lingering out there. Wednesday cannot get here fast enough for me.

buellsfurn · Mar 16, 2020

same as sb 208 ? got it

budman93 · Mar 16, 2020

Well crap. Any chance hogan vetos this? If only to force them to override him to pass it?

Squaregrouper · Mar 16, 2020

I'm done. We're in a global pandemic and somehow this was still a priority in the final 72hrs of the 2020 MGA.

PowPow · Mar 16, 2020

HB4 is what was passed and currently on its way to Governor Larry.

rseymorejr · Mar 16, 2020

These pricks really showed where their priorities are

PowPow · Mar 16, 2020

They slipped it onto the end of the second session House agenda at the very last moment. Par for the course.

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