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Maryland -–(Ammoland.com)- Maryland Shall Issue Reviews current and pending Gun related Legislation for 2012.

House Bills 2012

HB-45 – Handgun Permits – Qualifications – Presumption and Burden of Proof – SUPPORT

No Hearing Scheduled

Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of State Police base a finding that an applicant for a handgun permit has a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun on an investigation; establishing a presumption that an applicant for a handgun permit has a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun for the purposes of qualifying for a handgun permit; and establishing that the Secretary has the burden of specified proof.

HB -208 – Baltimore City Public School System – Governance – NO POSITION

This is just a functional bill that rewords some of the language in this part of the existing code. It’s only filed as a “gun bill” because this section of the code authorizes Baltimore City Schools Police Officers to carry a firearm. There’s nothing of interest for our folks.

HB-209 – Public Safety – Possession of Firearms – Crimes Committed in Other States – NO POSITION

No Hearing Scheduled

Prohibiting a person from possessing a regulated firearm, rifle, or shotgun if the person was previously convicted of an offense under the laws of another state or the United States that would constitute a crime of violence or a violation of specified provisions of law if committed in this State.

This bill modifies HB-241 that passed last year. HB-241 specified that anyone convicted of any of a series of enumerated crimes of violence would be prohibited from owning any firearm. HB-209 extends that to include convictions in other states. We have reservations about how a correlation will be drawn between offenses in other states, where the crime may not be a disqualifying crime, and Maryland code. However, it’s likely that the trial attorneys, including many of the members of the General Assembly who are attorneys, are going to put this one to rest and it is better left to them.

HB-256 – Regulated Firearms – License Issue By Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia or West Virgina – Reciprocity – SUPPORT

No Hearing Scheduled

Specifying that a license to carry a regulated firearm, including a concealed regulated firearm, issued to an individual by Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia is valid in Maryland.

We’ll have more on this bill in the very near future.

HB-300 – Public Safety – Handgun Permits – Renewal Period For Retired law Enforcement – POSITION PENDING

Senate Bills 2012
SB-64 – Public Safety -Machine Gun Registration – Notice To Renew – SUPPORT

Hearing Scheduled for Thursday, February 2 at 1:00pm

Requiring the Secretary of State Police, on or before March 15 in each year succeeding the registration of a machine gun, to notify the registrant in writing of the requirement to renew the registration.

Background on this bill:
A person who acquires a machine gun must register the machine gun with the Secretary of State Police within 24 hours after acquiring the machine gun and in each succeeding year during the month of May. The Secretary of State Police is required to prepare and, on request of an applicant, furnish an application form for registration.

What we need you to do:

Contact the members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.

Dial 1-800-492-7122 + Ext. number

• Brian E. Frosh (C) (D)-16 2E Miller Senate Office Bldg.
  Ext. 3124 brian.frosh@senate.state.md.us
• Lisa A. Gladden (V-C) (D)-41 2 E Miller Senate Office Bldg.
  Ext. 3697 lisa.gladden@senate.state.md.us
• James Brochin (D)-42 221 James Senate Office Bldg
  Ext. 3648 jim.brochin@senate.state.md.us
• Jennie M. Forehand (D)-17 223 James Senate Office Bldg
  Ext. 3134 jennie.forehand@senate.state.md.us
• Joseph Getty (R)-05 401 James Senate Office Bldg.
  Ext. 3683 joseph.getty@senate.state.md.us
• Nancy Jacobs (R)-34 323 James Senate Office Bldg.
  Ext. 3158 nancy.jacobs@senate.state.md.us
• Victor Ramirez (D)-47 303 James Senate Office Bldg.
  Ext. 3745 victor.ramirez@senate.state.md.us
  Jamin B. Raskin (D)-20 122 James Senate Office Bldg.
  Ext. 3634 jamie.raskin@senate.state.md.us
• Christopher Shank (R)-02 402 James Senate Office Bldg.
  Ext. 3903 christopher.shank@senate.state.md.us
• Norman R. Stone, Jr. (D)-06 216 James Senate Office Bldg.
  Ext. 3587 norman.stone@senate.state.md.us
• Bobby Zirkin (D)-11 301 James Senate Office Bldg.
  Ext. 3131 bobby.zirkin@senate.state.md.us

1. Tell them that this is common sense legislation that protects Maryland citizens who go to extraordinary lengths to comply with both state and federal laws in order to own these firearms.
2. Tell them that there is no reason that the Maryland State Police can not manage this from a logistical and fiscal standpoint. There are 928 machine guns registered in the state of Maryland. If the emissions program can send out thousands of reminders every year for the $14 inspection fee, the Maryland State Police can send out 928 reminders.
3. Tell them that the cost of sending these reminders is ultimately cheaper than enforcement against those law-abiding Maryland gun owners who forget to mail in their annual registration for their machine guns.

Mission Statement: Maryland Shall Issue is an all volunteer, non-partisan effort dedicated to the preservation and advancement of all gunowners’ rights in Maryland, with a primary goal of CCW reform to allow all law-abiding citizens the right to carry a concealed weapon; and to the education of the community to the awareness that ‘shall issue’ laws have, in all cases, resulted in decreased rates of violent crime.

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Maryland Open Holster Rally

Monday, January 16th, 2012(Our 2nd MLK Day Event!)
12 Noon – 2:00 PM
On Lawyers’ Mall, Annapolis, Maryland

Maryland Shall Issue

Maryland -–(Ammoland.com)- How to Participate: Join us at Lawyers’ Mall, located at College Ave. & Bladen St. (Rowe Blvd. extended), Annapolis.

We will be gathering in the General Assembly’s backyard so we can be heard. MSI is arranging to have leaders and friends of the 2A community speak at the Rally.

Afterwards we will disperse around Annapolis to enjoy the fine restaurants and shopping. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the day. Wear MSI Blue so everyone knows you are part of the Rally.

Get MSI merchandise at the MSI web site, http://www.marylandshallissue.org.

Purpose: To have a large, completely peaceful and unarmed gathering of supporters of Maryland “Shall Issue” and 2nd Amendment rights. We will be wearing empty holsters in protest of the current “Discretionary Issue” system that sees Handgun Carry Permits issued only to those politically connected or dealing in extraordinarily large amounts of physical cash, or the occasional person who can meet the high burden of proof needed to receive one for self defense.

Basic Safety Rules: All holsters must remain empty at all times. Do not put toy guns, training guns or the like in your holster. We want to emphasize the emptiness of the holsters and our lack of protection. The holster will simply be a fashion accessory, symbolizing our vulnerability to criminals.

PLAN TO JOIN US AND BRING YOUR FAMILY!

Mission Statement: Maryland Shall Issue is an all volunteer, non-partisan effort dedicated to the preservation and advancement of all gunowners’ rights in Maryland, with a primary goal of CCW reform to allow all law-abiding citizens the right to carry a concealed weapon; and to the education of the community to the awareness that ‘shall issue’ laws have, in all cases, resulted in decreased rates of violent crime.

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