ACTION ALERT :: Save HB-683 Repeal of Finding Requirements

[J.Q.Citizen]

This just in off of fans of hb 52

Fans of HB 52: Maryland Recognition of Out of State Concealed Carry Permits The Chairman is trying to vote down HB-683 (Shall Issue) (Del. Riley). If you want to save this bill start calling the Chairman and members of Judiciary tonight through tomorrow because I can only hold the bill up one day and I just did that. So lets see how many can make their voices heard for Shall Issue in Maryland!

LINK Fans of HB-52

 

[MDFF2008]

For those of you who have the time, can I suggest personalizing emails.

 

[300RUM]

http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/com/05jud.html

Click on the name, it will bring up contact info

 

[J.Q.Citizen]

Just completed first round of voicemails for committee now for emails and round two tomorrow morning.

Come on guys and gals lets take this opportunity to get our message out there this seems to be the last chance on this bill.

 

[bpSchoch]

Proposed letter (anyone can copy or improve if they want)
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Del Joseph Vallario:

I urge you to bring HB-683 through.

Although the idea of having citizens concealed carry sounds 'scary' and may cause the emotional mind to conjure up all sorts of bad scenarios and thus deciding that it's dangerous for citizens to conceal carry, it is fallacy and contradicts the facts.

In the last 10-15 years, state after state in the country has gone from not allowing concealed carry to allowing itThe logical conclusion then would be that crime would go up and in fact it hasn't. The state police of many state were initially concerned after bills were passed about the idea of 'shall issue', but months and years letter they concur that it definitely didn't increase crime, and in fact reduced it, and the area where it tends to decrease crime are in urban areas.

I believe it was last year that Montgomery County, MD had a higher violent crime rate then in Fairfax County, VA where concealed carry is allowed. Right now, most of all the states that allow concealed carry (30+), will allow me to obtain a concealed carry permit! But my own State of Maryland has decreed I'm not worthy to protect myself. So as of right now, only the police (who have no obligation to be at my side when harm comes to me), the few holders of concealed carry permit that the state has deemed worthy, and criminals (because they ignore the law). After allow concealed carry, criminals 'learn' that there is now an increased probability, that the person that they chose to do harm, and will be able to defend themselves. Guess what, crime goes down!

I don't understand why we are so behind the times. While other states (up to 41 now) have relaxed their firearms laws over the years, Maryland keeps tightening it's firearm laws. The other states relaxed their firearm laws and it didn't cause any problems. Why doesn't Maryland? I just don't get it.

Why is it that Maryland and DC have the highest violent crime rates in the area as compared to neighboring states? Could it just be that those states allow concealed carry while Maryland and DC don't?

Here are some informational links and documentation.:
This is from 2005: http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcdgcon.html
Our own info: http://www.marylandshallissue.org/index.php?categoryid=15
from Wisconsin 2010: http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/83069452.html
Concealed carry on campus in Virginia: http://www.theshootist.net/2009/05/concealed-carry-on.html

Bernie Schoch
Bethesda, MD

 

[jonnyl]

emails sent!! why can't they see logic!!!!

 

[FXWG]

email sent. Thanks Bernie. I am not much of a letter writer so I copied and pasted yours.

 

[jac43k]

E-mails sent!! fingers X

 

[vette97]

Sent!

 

[cyclrcr]

Done!

 

[terppilot]

Emails sent to all committee members and Chairman Vallario!

http://wwww.ksconline.net

just go to this link...click on house judiciary committee..hold down the cntrl button when clicking on a delegates name to highlight them all as recipients!

 

[Dreago]

http://www.ksconline.net

Had one too many w's in the first part. This one works.

 

[Splitter]

Done.

Splitter

 

[Dreago]

Done.

 

[fcruzcba@live.com]

just email rosenberg and vallario and will send to rest of committee soon

 

[Kevlar]

Done!

 

[Lindsay's Dad]

emails sent