Does Westminster mayor have authority to confiscate guns in an emergency?

[jc1240]

I was looking at the various state and county laws by way of MSI's site and stumbled on this law. Am I reading this correctly that the Westminster mayor can call for guns to be confiscated from residences in a "state of emergency?" My brain is shorting out like "that does not compute" from the Lost in Space robot. I just don't see how that flies with COTUS. A state of emergency is probably when a firearm is needed most.

EDIT: Source link - https://ecode360.com/10161691

 

[EarnestT]

How would the mayor know who had guns?

 

[Mightydog]

So just like the past Covid “SOE”? Wonder how that bill passed and if it was voted on?

 

[alucard0822]

He could declare he is pope, doesn't make it so. Really wish there was a requirement that the reps who passed that would be the people knocking on doors if it was ever to be enforced.

 

[6-Pack]

even setting the 2A and Bruen aside, I don't think Maryland's state firearm pre-emption laws would allow this

 

[4g64loser]

I suspect that an ad hoc recall vote might have to take place with multiple people voting 5.56.

 

[Doctor_M]

Most folks in Carroll County are better armed than the entire Westminster police department in total.... That would end badly. I seriously doubt that he has the authority to do that no matter what the paperwork says.

 

[Allen65]

I was looking at the various state and county laws by way of MSI's site and stumbled on this law. Am I reading this correctly that the Westminster mayor can call for guns to be confiscated from residences in a "state of emergency?" My brain is shorting out like "that does not compute" from the Lost in Space robot. I just don't see how that flies with COTUS. A state of emergency is probably when a firearm is needed most.

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EDIT: Source link - https://ecode360.com/10161691

It would be against Federal law for him to do so:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_Recovery_Personal_Protection_Act_of_2006

MD pre-emption would seem to apply, too, but does anybody here actually think the MDAG would actually take action against someone who ordered a confiscation?

 

[JollyPedro]

They did it in New Orleans after Katrina happened.

 

[eruby]

He could declare he is pope, doesn't make it so. Really wish there was a requirement that the reps who passed that would be the people knocking on doors if it was ever to be enforced.

You cut me to the quick, sir





Guns are icky, and I have none but Mayor McLiberal came a knocking here, things would not end well

 

[Allen65]

They did it in New Orleans after Katrina happened.

And that led to the Federal anti-confiscation law being passed.

 

[jc1240]

Not to derail my own thread, but Sykesville seems to ban concealed carry with no mention of permits. That will be interesting come 1 Oct.

If found guilty it is a misdemeanor and $1000 fine.

Town of Sykesville, MD: Carrying concealed weapons.

§ 84-3 The devices, firearms, weapons and explosives listed in § 84-1 of this chapter shall be considered deadly or dangerous weapons, and it shall be unlawful for any person to carry them concealed on his body.

ecode360.com

I think it would behoove everyone to become familiar with MSI's site.

Maryland State and Local Weapons Laws

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www.marylandshallissue.org

 

[Doctor_M]

That is crazy about Sykesville. But you know what, the more ridiculous all of these localities become, the less I care. All they are doing is breeding contempt for law and order. If they want to make a mockery of our rights, so be it... I'm not playing.

 

[MaxVO2]

That is crazy about Sykesville. But you know what, the more ridiculous all of these localities become, the less I care. All they are doing is breeding contempt for law and order. If they want to make a mockery of our rights, so be it... I'm not playing.

****THIS. I remember hurricane Katrina well as I was in the area at the time and had to evacuate to Valdosta, GA in a rental car. I could not believe sitting in my crappy hotel room watching tv that the order had come out to confiscate firearms as that would leave law abiding citizens defenseless (criminals were not going to turn in their firearms...) from looters and other opportunists/criminals.

Sometimes, the *only* thing some people understand is force, or the threat of it. It is much easier to loot and steal from homes with unarmed folks than armed, and quite a bit of looting happened during Katrina as it probably does during many natural disasters. Many people stayed in their homes or came back once things settled down after the initial storm and there was definitely an element of criminality going on until the National Guard showed up (they were armed..) to try and keep order. I got stuck in Georgia for some time, pretty much glued to the radio and tv as there was not much to do out there with all of the refugees and people displaced, and could not leave immediately due to road conditions and a virtual army of trucks and other equipment headed towards the worst hit areas.

No way I would have given up my guns in such a situation. There was remarkable lawlessness and bad things going on where the police and guard were not around. Being unarmed in such a situation is less than optimal.

 

[whistlersmother]

I seem to remember a thread here about the situation in Alaska after a larger quake there. No rioting, no looting... the mind boogles as to why the absence of such criminality...

A lot more guns have been obtained by the general public since Katrina. A lot of those were in response to 2020 antifa coup. I don't see people so willing to trust the gov with their safety by turning in their guns.

 

[magnumpi]

Here is the Mayor of Westminster

From her bio......"Dr. Mona Becker has been a resident of downtown Westminster, along with her wife, since moving to the city in 2003" I guess she and her wife will be coming for your guns!
I fear this liberal being elected Mayor of Westminster is the beginning of the end for the Conservative stronghold of Carroll County.

 

[AssMan]

Here is the Mayor of Westminster

From her bio......"Dr. Mona Becker has been a resident of downtown Westminster, along with her wife, since moving to the city in 2003" I guess she and her wife will be coming for your guns!
I fear this liberal being elected Mayor of Westminster is the beginning of the end for the Conservative stronghold of Carroll County.

Just leave some moon pies and healing crystals out front. They'll forget about the guns.

 

[teratos]

If someone comes to take my guns in a disaster, they will get shot.

 

[Lafayette]

Not to derail my own thread, but Sykesville seems to ban concealed carry with no mention of permits. That will be interesting come 1 Oct.

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If found guilty it is a misdemeanor and $1000 fine.

Town of Sykesville, MD: Carrying concealed weapons.

§ 84-3 The devices, firearms, weapons and explosives listed in § 84-1 of this chapter shall be considered deadly or dangerous weapons, and it shall be unlawful for any person to carry them concealed on his body.

ecode360.com

I think it would behoove everyone to become familiar with MSI's site.

Maryland State and Local Weapons Laws

...

www.marylandshallissue.org

I would imagine Maryland’s pre-emption statute would cover this?

 

[teratos]

I would imagine Maryland’s pre-emption statute would cover this?

The Constitution covers it just fine.