PG County is moving ahead with the creation of a "gun offender" registry. The bill as currently drafted would make any one who violates any Maryland gun law a "gun offender." While the purpose is ostensibly to limit violent crime with guns, the law as drafted is not limited to those convicted of violent crimes, or even those who illegally possess a gun, but includes any offense under Maryland gun laws, including, for example, failure to transport a handgun in a case. Once convicted, the "gun offender" would be required to report to the police in person every six months for three years, like a sex offender and the police would be stopping by that person's home periodically to have a chat.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...s-register/2012/05/28/gJQAn5CJxU_story_1.html
There is already such a registry in Baltimore and in D.C. Expect such a registry in your county soon as this catches on.
The public hearing is on June 5th at 10 am. You might consider writing to the PG County Council in advance of the hearing if you own guns in, shoot in or transport guns through PG County. The sponsor of the bill expects it to pass shortly after the hearing . . .and it almost certainly will if responsible gun owners don't make themselves heard.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...s-register/2012/05/28/gJQAn5CJxU_story_1.html
There is already such a registry in Baltimore and in D.C. Expect such a registry in your county soon as this catches on.
The public hearing is on June 5th at 10 am. You might consider writing to the PG County Council in advance of the hearing if you own guns in, shoot in or transport guns through PG County. The sponsor of the bill expects it to pass shortly after the hearing . . .and it almost certainly will if responsible gun owners don't make themselves heard.