Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
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Nopedoes anyone know if the lead hunting ammo ban passed ?
Nopedoes anyone know if the lead hunting ammo ban passed ?
Thanks for clarifying. They should sack whoever wrote the summary.
I thought Maryland already had a law on the books forbidding any device that increased the 'rate of fire' i.e. trigger cranks etc.
What does this law forbid the other one doesn't already?
It added the specific device to the list in that law.
HB0947/SB0488 seems nuts. What's the definition of a "Public Nuisance"? Sounds like this becomes a wide open trap to go after anything for any reason.
HB0810 - among other things, mandatory minimum 5 years for a switch. They take away some of the judge's discretion, but the prosecutors will probably drop this charge for gang members anyway.
I guess it's too hard to get re-elected if all of your constituents are in jail.Yeah just like the mandatory 5 or 10 years for committing a crime with a firearm that was in FSA2013, I have yet to see a case where it’s been prosecuted
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That is the short description, not the actual verbiage of the law. Read the rest of the bill to understand what it is doing.We need one of our 2A lawyers and/or MSI experts to chime in here. I read it differently. For easy reference, the text:
Prohibiting firearm industry members from knowingly creating, maintaining, or contributing to a public nuisance through the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, or marketing of a firearm-related product under certain circumstances; requiring a firearm industry member to establish and implement certain reasonable controls regarding the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, marketing, possession, and use of certain firearm-related products; authorizing certain civil actions for violations of the Act; etc.
I read this as the "industry members" were the source of the nuisance through their business/activities.
Nope, didn't pass.does anyone know if the lead hunting ammo ban passed ?
That is the short description, not the actual verbiage of the law. Read the rest of the bill to understand what it is doing.
The description is a short version, not the actual law. It is the one thing that does not change with any/all of the amendments that may get applied to a bill.Once I found the link, I did. Still think they could have done a better job writing the description. Regardless, it's terrible legislation at many levels. Somewhat fitting it has a poor summary.
The description is a short version, not the actual law. It is the one thing that does not change with any/all of the amendments that may get applied to a bill.
It makes it real easy to understand what the original intent of the bill is/was.
Reading the actual bill language (statute changes) tell you what is actually going to happen.
I don't think it will do much at first, especially in light of fact that they added mens rea to the requirement...
"A FIREARM INDUSTRY MEMBER MAY NOT KNOWINGLY CREAT, MAINTAIN, OR CONTRIBUTE TO HARM TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE SALE, MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, IMPORTATION, OR MARKETING OF A FIREARM–RELATED PRODUCT BY ENGAGING IN CONDUCT THAT IS: (1) UNLAWFUL; OR 30 (2) UNREASONABLE UNDER THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES"
It will be hard to prove that a dealer 'knowingly" did something unlawful or unreasonable.
It will also be interesting to see what the MDAG and MSP come up with from their study.
The up-side is that your legitimate LGS operators are already doing what the law requires regarding not selling to straw purchasers or prohibited individuals, complying with federal laws, not selling for known criminal intent, etc., so like @dblas said, likely not to have any significant impact on the legitimate businesses.I read that - "MAY NOT KNOWINGLY" - and wanted to think that was our glimmer of hope, but I also thought we couldn't be that lucky. Maybe I'll be able to keep dinner down after all - thanks for the analysis!
The up-side is that your legitimate LGS operators are already doing what the law requires regarding not selling to straw purchasers or prohibited individuals, complying with federal laws, not selling for known criminal intent, etc., so like @dblas said, likely not to have any significant impact on the legitimate businesses.
I guess it's too hard to get re-elected if all of your constituents are in jail.
Not to mention all of the other hoodlums who would think, "that could be me next time."You think you're joking .
But when you include all the relatives , plus if they behave themselves at home , all their neighbors who think of little Johnny who shoveled their snow 10 years ago . It adds up to a voting block in say , Baltimore or inner PG Co .
I always thought that Democrats were incompetent people, now I realize they are just evil.They figure they won't need any of those other laws if they can run every brand, store, and FFL out of the state in the first place, and make every manufacturer treat MD like a no-go zone for any sort of shipment, ever. And they just passed a law with that very outcome in mind.
They will be back next year, trust me.thanks , that's great news !