Suicide is a mental health issue NOT a gun issue.
I like his points on the wear and carry, very true and valid points.
She came in and derailed a nice momentum
Drug control talk at a gun control hearing.
Libertarianism strikes again.
I appreciate that she was trying to solve the same problem that the panel is supposedly trying to solve. By giving an alternate cause, she is pointing the finger at a real issue and showing that this bill is just posturing.
Exactly. The bill is pretending to be about safety, and whether or not you agree with her on drugs, she's calling their bluff.
Drug control talk at a gun control hearing.
Libertarianism strikes again.
the maryland democrats don't care if these bills lower gun crime. they hate gun owners and want to make them criminals.
This. It's not about keeping people safe, it's about antagonizing their political opposition and demonizing in the public sphere those who would rather seek personal freedom, self-reliance, and self-determination than submit themselves to their ever-metastasizing statist dystopia.
We are behaving and holding the high groundJust a note for the folks in the committee chambers - the state troopers are watching for outbursts
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Its because they are related. Just saying "no" to a proposed idea isn't as effective as saying "no, but here's what we can do to help with that issue and here's why". What democrat will oppose liberalizing drug laws, school investment, or mental healthcare reform? It's not a bad thing to present alternative solutions that have broader support.