Looking on the MGA website, we have a gun bill in the current special session:
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021)
HB0006 [PDF N/A yet] - Judiciary - Hearing TBD
SB0006 [PDF] - Rules - Hearing TBD
Expanding the types of cases in which the State...
My basement is now a BB and pellet range! I should have thought of doing this years ago. We have six pistols and a two rifles:
Pistols:
Beretta 84fs BB
Tanfoglio Witness 1911 BB
Umarex Walther PPQ BB/Pellet
Umarex M&P 45 BB/Pellet
Umarex Legends Blowback P.08 BB
Crosman Vigilante Revolver...
I'm reposting this (https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/pubs-current/HOUSE%20COMMITTEE%20GUIDELINES.pdf) from the MGA website. Our critters are starting to stir.
2021 HOUSE COMMITTEE GUIDELINES
All House committee work will be conducted virtually for the 2021 legislative session. The...
Rather than discussing it in the HB4/SB208 thread, here we go.
HB1104 [BILL_TEXT_PDF] - Hearing 3/04 Video - In the House - Awaiting Committee Action
SB1074 [BILL_TEXT_PDF] - No Hearing Scheduled Yet - First Reading Senate Rules - In the Senate - Awaiting Committee Action
The big...
Looks like they are advancing this one. It was reported out of JUD as favorable with amendments. No Senate cross-file of this one.
HB35 [BILL TEXT PDF] - Hearing 1/22 Video - Favorable Report with amendments - JUD Committee vote - In the House - Special Order until 3/12
This is an early...
Looks like they are advancing this one. HB591 is reported out of JUD as favorable. The committee vote is not posted yet.
HB591 [BILL_TEXT_PDF] - Hearing 2/12 Video - Favorable Report - JUD Committee vote - In the House - Special Order until 3/12
SB1050 [BILL_TEXT_PDF] - In the Senate -...
Looks like they are advancing this one. SB646 is reported out of JPR favorable with (2) amendments. The amendments aren't posted yet.
SB646 [BILL_TEXT_PDF] - Hearing 2/20 Video - Favorable Report with Amendments - JPR Committee Vote - Third Reading Passed (29-16)
HB636 [BILL_TEXT_PDF] -...
Bill: HB1629 - Office of the Attorney General - Firearm Crime - Study [BILL TEXT PDF] / SB1047 Cross-file of HB1629 [BILL_TEXT_PDF]
Sponsors: Delegate Clippinger
Hearing: House Judiciary HB1629 Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. / Senate Judicial Proceedings SB1047 Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m
Location...
Bill: HB1261Weapon Crimes - Assault Long Guns and Copycat Weapons [BILL TEXT PDF]
Sponsors: Speaker and Delegates Atterbeary and Luedtke
Hearing: Not scheduled yet
Location: Not scheduled yet
Status: WITHDRAWN - In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Notes:
Summary:
BILL TEXT...
Bill: HB910 Criminal Law - Untraceable Firearms [BILL TEXT PDF] / Cross-filed as SB958 Criminal Law - Untraceable Firearms [BILL TEXT PDF]
Sponsors HB910 (Del. Dumais) / SB958 (Sen. Lee)
Hearing: Video of Testimony for HB910 House Judiciary Wed. 2/26 1pm / Video of Testimony for SB958...
Looks like they're going for the gusto in the VA House. These all were advanced out of committee to the floor with extremely limited debate.
HB2, HB335 Criminalize private transfers
HB9 24 hour lost or stolen
HB421 Allow local gun control ordinances
HB72,HB463,HB1083 No minor hunting or...
House Hearing
Bills (selected bills from the agenda):
HB355 State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Annual Report - Crimes of Violence (The Judicial Transparency Act of 2020) (Cross-file of SB0272)
HB356 Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of...
Bill: HB0004 Rifles and Shotguns - Secondary Transactions [BILL TEXT PDF] / Cross-filed as SB0208 Public Safety - Rifles and Shotguns - Secondary Transactions [BILL TEXT PDF]
Hearing: HB4: Jan 15, 2020 1:00 PM Video of Testimony / SB208: Feb 5, 2020 2PM Video of Testimony - Hearing House JUD...
The Maryland Legislative Session starts this Wednesday, January 8, noon. That's THIS week!
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/
EDIT: They've started scheduling bill hearings and appear to be using a divide and conquer strategy by scheduling house and senate gun bill hearings on the same...
My son and I did a dozen model rocket launches today out at Old National Pike Park in Mt. Airy with the NARHAMS club. Today had virtually no wind to speak of, which led some to bring out their boosters. :party29:
May the winds be light, and the skies be blue, and may all of your rockets fly...
FED. JUDGE DENIES DOJ MOTION TO DISMISS SAF CALIFORNIA REGISTRATION CASE
https://www.saf.org/fed-judge-denies-doj-motion-to-dismiss-saf-california-registration-case/
Of particular interest I thought:
Seems sort of like what they did with rapid fire trigger activators in MD.