Old Salty Dog
Ultimate Member
Done. Here is my note:
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Thank you for taking the time to provide the opportunity for comment. It is greatly appreciated!
I would like to state that I am very much against placing additional restrictions on law-abiding gun owners in Maryland. By definition the criminals will ignore the law, so these new proposed laws will just make it harder for the law-abiding to defend themselves and their families against predators with no regard for the law or for others.
Past gun control efforts have shown again and again that violent crime increases where guns are kept from the law abiding. The only public policy to have a positive effect on reducing the number and severity of mass shootings has been the passage of concealed carry laws in many states. Making criminals worry about getting shot has been a proven deterrent. If gun control worked, Chicago would not have had more than 500 gun related homicides last year.
Further, I have read that with one single exception, all mass public shootings since 1950 where more than three people have been killed have all taken place in gun free zones. Please do not create any more 'gun-free' killing fields for madmen. Maryland is already one of the most strict states in the Union when it comes to guns and has no need to become even more so.
I am a retired military officer living and working in Maryland. We love it where we are. I pay a LOT of taxes and I make sure that my eligible family members and I always vote in every election, no matter how minor. As much as we love living here, if the proposed current legislation on gun control is passed, I will feel forced to move me and my family to another state where the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens are not abridged in order to compensate for the crimes of the very few. Please do NOT enact legislation that 'feels good' but in the long run will actually be counterproductive to reducing gun violence.
Thank you for reading this, and again, for seeking the opinions of all of your Maryland constituents.
Very Respectfully,
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Thank you for taking the time to provide the opportunity for comment. It is greatly appreciated!
I would like to state that I am very much against placing additional restrictions on law-abiding gun owners in Maryland. By definition the criminals will ignore the law, so these new proposed laws will just make it harder for the law-abiding to defend themselves and their families against predators with no regard for the law or for others.
Past gun control efforts have shown again and again that violent crime increases where guns are kept from the law abiding. The only public policy to have a positive effect on reducing the number and severity of mass shootings has been the passage of concealed carry laws in many states. Making criminals worry about getting shot has been a proven deterrent. If gun control worked, Chicago would not have had more than 500 gun related homicides last year.
Further, I have read that with one single exception, all mass public shootings since 1950 where more than three people have been killed have all taken place in gun free zones. Please do not create any more 'gun-free' killing fields for madmen. Maryland is already one of the most strict states in the Union when it comes to guns and has no need to become even more so.
I am a retired military officer living and working in Maryland. We love it where we are. I pay a LOT of taxes and I make sure that my eligible family members and I always vote in every election, no matter how minor. As much as we love living here, if the proposed current legislation on gun control is passed, I will feel forced to move me and my family to another state where the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens are not abridged in order to compensate for the crimes of the very few. Please do NOT enact legislation that 'feels good' but in the long run will actually be counterproductive to reducing gun violence.
Thank you for reading this, and again, for seeking the opinions of all of your Maryland constituents.
Very Respectfully,