With Maryland being solid democrats, I'm surprised this hasn't passed in prior years. Even if Hogan were to veto it, should it become law they will just over ride the veto.
With Maryland being solid democrats, I'm surprised this hasn't passed in prior years. Even if Hogan were to veto it, should it become law they will just over ride the veto.
I'm not gonna comply, what about you guys?
Defining the term "transfer" as it relates to a certain exchange of a regulated firearm between two individuals under certain circumstances; providing that the term "transfer" does not include a change in possession that is temporary and occurs under certain circumstances or a change in possession to allow another person to use the regulated firearm exclusively and in the actual presence of the transferor.
I'm not sure this new bill (HB1104) up today in the house deserves a thread of its own just yet. When I saw who was listed as the sponsor, Del. Lopez, I chuckled. She is a dingbat.
We fought a similar bill last year and managed to get a Mens Rea requirement that goes after intentional criminal loans (SB0346). That bill passed and was signed by the Governor.I'm not sure this new bill (HB1104) up today in the house deserves a thread of its own just yet. When I saw who was listed as the sponsor, Del. Lopez, I chuckled. She is a dingbat.
I find it twisted that in the testimony that PowPow and others were posting that the MDA supporters were concerned about long gun suicides - which if you examine the numbers is likely mostly males, mostly white, and probably mostly over 40 (plurality if not the majority). At the same time these MDA supporters show great antipathy toward this population of gun owners in direct interactions while feigning empathy in their testimony. As is being said, they don't care about the suicides with long guns. They never have. They want to use it as a tool to take the long guns away from demographics that they don't like and routinely mock and antagonize.
And there is no way they can show that background checks prevent suicides. A retired co worker of mine committed suicide with a handgun after his wife died. He used a handgun he owned for decades, but he also owned a number of other guns. He had a security clearance in his job. By their logic, this would have prevented this. We all know it would not have. And yea, he was an elderly straight white male. They cared not one bit about him until he became a statistic they could bend for their narrative.
Precisely my reaction as I listened to the testimony (Katie, you were awesome--as usual). They can provide zero statistics to bolster their claim that any of this would prevent suicides--unless they can establish definitively that people go buy a long gun, go directly home and stick it in their mouth. I think virtually all long gun suicides are with firearms that have been owned for considerable lengths of time. The ONLY way that one could eliminate suicide by long gun is to ourlaw ALL sales and possession of long guns. And by the way, that would not eliminate those suicides. It would merely alter the means used. Multiple developed countries with virtually no civilian access to firearms have suiicide rates that are higher than the US in amounts that are statistically significant.
And there is no way they can show that background checks prevent suicides. A retired co worker of mine committed suicide with a handgun after his wife died. He used a handgun he owned for decades, but he also owned a number of other guns. He had a security clearance in his job. By their logic, this would have prevented this. We all know it would not have. And yea, he was an elderly straight white male. They cared not one bit about him until he became a statistic they could bend for their narrative.
When Sen Smith figuratively threw up his hands and asked Mark P. if he, the Moms' lawyer, and the staff could get together next week, we won.
Not everything. Of course, I'd prefer if MSI could write the bill (or kill it), we have seat in the room.
Everyone who highlighted issues in the bill, orally or in writing, helped. Every kid who got up and said this hurts my 4-H program helped. Thank you.
Of course, the bill deserves death, buried in a drawer somewhere.
Well because other suicides don't matter as much. They don't want to actually stop suicide, just suicide by gun. Just like they don't want to stop murder, just murder by gun. You are more dead that way dontcha know.
Well because other suicides don't matter as much. They don't want to actually stop suicide, just suicide by gun. Just like they don't want to stop murder, just murder by gun. You are more dead that way dontcha know.
Does Smith have any real authority? I'm unsure if his figurative statement here really means anything or not
I wish someone would testify that even if Epstein did commit suicide, he used a bedsheet. Ergo, we should ban bedsheets since it would save at least one life.