Ghost Guns Amended to SB 190 in House Committee

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  • euler357

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    Apr 6, 2011
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    Odenton, Marylandistan
    Got this from John Josselyn with under 1 hour before the vote.

    This is indeed a dirty trick by changing the purpose of SB190.

    We have just been advised that the House Judiciary Committee (JUD) has amended SB 190, Senator Hough's cannabis bill to include the language of the ghost gun bill.

    A vote session has been scheduled for tonight at 7:00 pm. The vote list will include SBs 190 and 666 only. The reprint for SB 190 is attached and the zoom link is below.

    Zoom Invite Link: https://zoom.us/j/91702414400

    Click here for the amended version of SB 190.

    ACTION ALERT:

    PLEASE EMAIL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OPPOSE THIS AMENDMENT!
    John H. Josselyn
    2A Maryland


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    ron.watson@house.state.md.us ;
    nicole.williams@house.state.md.us
     

    euler357

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    Apr 6, 2011
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    Odenton, Marylandistan
    I was personally leaning for not allowing use of prescription cannabis to remove your rights. My father-in-law recently passed from cancer and the cannabis tincture really seemed to help him in his struggle. It is horrible to make someone choose between their god-given rights and their health.

    Completely changing the meaning of this bill at the last second to further deprive people of their rights is equally horrible. My understanding is that they are going to vote on this change without hearing anything from the opposition.

    I emailed all of the committee members and will be supporting everyone (even if they aren't in my district) who supports our god-given rights.

    Chris
     

    Kharn

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    Mar 9, 2008
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    Hazzard County
    ATF says marijuana means no guns, so I'm not sure what MD thinks they're doing with the underlying bill. MSP will still deny every handgun purchase due to the 4473 answers and NICS denial.
     

    Allen65

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    Jun 29, 2013
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    Anne Arundel County
    We've been saved the past few years from last-minute MDGA shenanigans by medical emergencies. Maybe this year there will be another medical issue that requires a quick end to the session, say maybe the rapid spread among members of a particularly virulent strain of genital warts?
     

    euler357

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    Apr 6, 2011
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    Yeah, the bill wasn't actually going to change anything anyway but adding this to it is ridiculous.

    On the cannabis issue, they really need to align the federal, state, and local laws on this. It's not right that there are conflicting rules, regulation, and laws with severe consequences that leave citizens in a state of not knowing the legality of their actions. We really need to fix this.

    I don't recall the name of the person who testified but I really liked the Sh*t shovel AK testimony and it's unclear whether a shovel would be illegal under this law. It seems to come down to intent vs the actual composition of the item. For criminals, there is nothing to keep them from building from scratch or bringing 80% in from other states. We really need to start holding evil doers responsible for their actions instead of giving them a pass and blaming inanimate objects.
     

    Matlack

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    Dec 15, 2008
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    They need to push back. In Maryland, a bill may not contain anything unrelated to the bill. So if it is a cannabis bill, it cannot then include firearms. A Bay restoration bill cannot include raising the states alcohol age. MGA is not allowed to do the same things that Congress can do.
     

    Allen65

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    They need to push back. In Maryland, a bill may not contain anything unrelated to the bill. So if it is a cannabis bill, it cannot then include firearms. A Bay restoration bill cannot include raising the states alcohol age. MGA is not allowed to do the same things that Congress can do.

    There is a firearms nexus to the cannabis bill, although it's a tenuous connection to the new content. The bigger problem is the referees who decide if it's within bounds are the same leadership who are pushing this stuff.
     

    Norton

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    Single subject rule?

    I'd like to see the mental gymnastics to conflate these two subjects.
     

    LeadSled1

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    Apr 25, 2009
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    There is some hilariously wrong stuff added in for the firearms. I guess that is what happens when you don’t know what you are doing and try to jam gun stuff into a pot bill.
     

    euler357

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    Apr 6, 2011
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    Odenton, Marylandistan
    Delegate Lesley J. Lopez ..... it's already illegal for felons / criminals to have guns. Why is she trying to make criminals out of law-abiding citizens?
     

    euler357

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    Apr 6, 2011
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    Odenton, Marylandistan
    Yeah, I'm liking some Del Grammar. Don't think it will have any effect on the BATFE / NICS check though. Especially since they have made private transfers illegal, there is no legal way for MD cannabis card holders to acquire firearms since the NICS check will deny them
     

    Allen65

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    Jun 29, 2013
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    Anne Arundel County
    Yeah, I'm liking some Del Grammar. Don't think it will have any effect on the BATFE / NICS check though. Especially since they have made private transfers illegal, there is no legal way for MD cannabis card holders to acquire firearms since the NICS check will deny them

    Close relative could xfer. IIRC that's one of the limited exceptions in the Long Gun Xfer Law. But it would still be a Federal crime for both parties.
     

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