2024 - HB583 (SB475) - Center for Firearm Violence Prevention - Establishment

[dblas]

Center for Firearm Violence Prevention - Establishment

Establishing the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention in the Maryland Department of Health to reduce firearm violence, harm from firearm violence, and misuse of firearms in the State by partnering with federal, State, and local agencies and affected communities to implement a public health approach to firearm violence reduction; requiring the Center by May 1, 2025, to submit to the Governor and General Assembly a preliminary State Plan for a Public Health Approach to Reducing Firearm Violence; etc.

Link to House Bill: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0583F.pdf

House Hearing:

Link to Senate Bill: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0475F.pdf

Senate Hearing:

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Another opportunity to hire and overpay cronies. Bonus: more infringement of subjects.

 

[dblas]

Not sure there will be any paid positions, much like the Cease Fire Task force.

This one was requested by the Governor.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

I thought SAFE STREETS was supposed to be the solution.
Gun Free Zones
Social Workers instead of Cops...
Get into America Free cards at the border...

 

[RFBfromDE]

A motion to pass renaming the bill to

Center for Violent Criminal Recidivist Prevention​

It may work…

 

[dblas]

Hearing scheduled for Feb 14 at 1:00 PM in House Judiciary.

 

[slsc98]

Another pyre onto which MILLION$ of MD tax payer dollars will be torched, with an annually expanding budget -

- but more importantly, ANOTHER EVER BURGEONING BUREAUCRACY for MD DemonRats to fill an ever growing organizational chart with family, friends and political favors …

This, right here, is among the top reasons I set my mind to GTFO of that sh*thole of a state …

…requiring the Center by May 1, 2025, to submit to the Governor and General Assembly a preliminary State Plan for a Public Health Approach to Reducing Firearm Violence; etc. …

Bwahahahaha, what a joke! ANYthing but actually prosecute and sentence actual criminals.

What a freaking Clown World …

 

[MigraineMan]

Bumpity, bump ... hold on to our butts for a Potemkin Village "hearing" today.

Wanna know what democracy tyranny looks like?

[House] Sponsored by:
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Allen, Amprey, Bagnall, Bartlett, Bhandari, Boafo, Charkoudian, Conaway, Crutchfield, Ebersole, Edelson, Fennell, Foley, Forbes, Fraser-Hidalgo, Grossman, Guyton, Guzzone, Harris, Henson, Hill, Ivey, Jackson, S. Johnson, D. Jones, Kaiser, Kaufman, J. Long, Lopez, Love, McCaskill, Mireku-North, Palakovich Carr, Pasteur, Patterson, Phillips, Pruski, Qi, Roberson, Ruff, Ruth, Simmons, Simpson, Solomon, Spiegel, Taveras, Taylor, Toles, Turner, Watson, White Holland, Williams, and Young

Cross filed with SB0475
[Senate] Sponsored by:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Augustine, Beidle, Brooks, Carter, Charles, Elfreth, Ferguson, Gile, Hester, Hettleman, Lam, Rosapepe, Waldstreicher, M. Washington, West, and Zucker

So many critters scrambling to service the Guv'nah. No doubt, there's some back door Everytown action in play, too.

 

[Raineman]

Will not let me "witness signup" on MyMGA

 

[MigraineMan]

Will not let me "witness signup" on MyMGA

The MDGA has adopted a restricted window when you may "witness signup;" each committee sets its own rules. For the House Judiciary Committee, its two days prior to the in-person hearing, 8am-6pm. For the Senate JPR, it's the day before, 8am-6pm. You can find the individual requirements on the Committees link, then choose House/Senate, then pick the committee. There should be a link for that committee's particular registration restrictions. Example:

I'm sure the Senators and Delegates appreciate the reduction in witness testimony this structure results in.

(and no, I didn't choose Delegate Atterbeary's committee for the example because she still hasn't contacted me about her missing underpants.)

 

[Raineman]

Thanks MM. So, basically, I missed the "window"?

I've been trying to get my (Favorable/Unfavorable) clicks in, but I think you have to set up a new "list" each time. It is very difficult to do, and as hard as I try, I do have a full time job. Last list I signed up for probably a dozen bills and it took me hours in between working. They sure make it hard to be "involved".

 

[gtodave]

Not sure there will be any paid positions, much like the Cease Fire Task force.

This one was requested by the Governor.

Do you know what people who have no idea what they're doing do? They create task forces. This guy has one for EVERYTHING.

 

[BeoBill]

Thanks MM. So, basically, I missed the "window"?

I've been trying to get my (Favorable/Unfavorable) clicks in, but I think you have to set up a new "list" each time. It is very difficult to do, and as hard as I try, I do have a full time job. Last list I signed up for probably a dozen bills and it took me hours in between working. They sure make it hard to be "involved".

I've just been selecting "Unfavorable" and "No testimony" for a couple of years now. It may have the desired effect, especially if we could get a substantial portion of the members here to do that. I was told that the legiscritters actually look at the numbers of Favorable/Unfavorable.

 

[hodgepodge]

As long as the "Center" recognized that 2/3 of "gun violence" is suicide and that one of the largest groups is white males over 50, then anything proposed is trash and not addressing the problem.

This is just a plan to get folks off Bloomberg's payroll at JHU and get them a state job.

 

[BeoBill]