The gun grabbers are at it again in Maryland. Next month, the state’s House Judiciary Committee will initiate hearings on legislation forcing firearms enthusiasts to register with the state government before they can exercise their Second Amendment rights.
The plan, drafted by Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, Baltimore Democrat, and Sen. Brian E. Frosh, Montgomery County Democrat, would mandate that citizens carry a special license while conducting any number of routine transactions involving a gun.
To obtain a gun license, a person must fill out a long application form, attend a comprehensive firearms safety course, pay a nonrefundable fee to the state and wait 30 days for the completion of a criminal background check. If all items are processed properly, the Maryland State Police would drop the license in the mail.
It would become a crime to go to a gun range and rent a firearm for a little target shooting without this license in hand. Out-of-state visitors who might want to keep up their skills while on vacation would be out of luck under the proposal because they would not even be allowed to apply for a state gun license.
The bill would make it a crime on par with murder, kidnapping, rape and extortion for a private party to sell his own gun to someone who has no license. It also would give police the authority to seize the e-mail, cell phone and other records of anyone merely suspected of selling or renting a gun in Maryland without a license. This is an extreme reaction to conduct that is perfectly legal in most states and should be a constitutional right anywhere in the Land of the Free.
The disease of D.C. is spreading like an STD. Per usual, we’re not even going to enjoy the screwing we’re all getting.
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Trash like this legislation will soon fall by the wayside. The McDonald case will be heard by the Supreme Court on March 2, and a decision issued by the close of the current session on June 30. Check out the case and news about it at: http://www.chicagoguncase.com/
Texan, the MD Leges can whip this bill out in days if they want to.
The NRA needs to be ready to jump on them with both feet, getting injunctions, etc.
BTW, if Harry Reid loses in NV this fall, and the GOP DOESN’T miraculously pick up ten seats, the next Senate Majority Leader will be Chuck “the schmuck” Schumer, who loves to do crap like the MD leges are pulling.
If Chucky ascends to that office, look for the hiatus on gun control attempts to end. Aiding Chucky will be the Obamamaton in the White House, with Executive Orders pouring out of there on things like ammo import bans, etc, that an EO can effect.
We ain’t seen nothin’ yet, cowboy.
This would be horrible news if I cared what about the laws that the commies in charge passed.
To paraphrase Andrew Jackson “The State of Maryland has made it’s Law, now let them enforce it.”
Don’t be surprised if this is the kind of thing that gets government goons shot.