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Legislation Page
Check the following web pages for legislation items:
AGC's Legislative Report, written by John Josselyn, can be found at http://www.associatedgunclubs.org/legislative.htm.
4 February 2008 - Legislative Report
Legislative Report 02-04-2008.pdf
2 March 2007 - Legislative Report
Legislative Report 03-02-2007.pdf
1 March 2007 - SB 43 Testimony - Witness / Testimony
An audit of the testimony “sign up” sheets revealed the following information on the breakdown of proponents and opponents who attended the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee hearing on SB 43:
Proponents:
A total of 17 Proponents were listed to speak in Support of SB 43. Of the 17 listed: 16 were directly affiliated with know gun control advocacy groups or with groups with a history of supporting gun control, 2 did not even attend the hearing, 1 was a private citizen recruited to speak (daughter of CeaseFire’s President). There were no (zero) private citizens who signed in or spoke in support of the bill.
Opponents:
A total of 202 opponents signed in opposition to the bill and 188 actually spoke before the committee. Approximately 179 of those who signed up in opposition to SB 43 were private citizens speaking for themselves.
1 March 2007 - News Articles Published on SB 43 Hearing
Somewhat different points of view on the SB 43 hearing:
Advocates hopeful on gun ban
Ban on assault weapons not likely to pass
28 February 2007 - SB 43 After Action Report
Many thanks to the hundreds of citizens who attended the hearing. There was an overflow crowd in attendance that extended to the outer hallway. The Maryland State Police trooper who is always present during testimony commented to me on the outstanding behavior and professional demeanor of the gun rights advocates. He further stated that the gun rights advocates were the best behaved group he had seen to far. Way to go guys and gals!
Legislative Report 02-28-2007.pdf
26 February 2007 - Gov. O'Malley goes on record in support of gun ban
According to WBAL Radio, Governor O’Malley has gone on record supporting the ban on assault weapons: “Among the bills facing hearings this week, a proposed assault weapons ban. Freshman Democratic Montgomery County Senator Michael Lennett is the bill's sponsor. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee is due to hold the hearing. Supporters of the ban say they are optimistic the ban will become law this year. Governor Martin O'Malley has said he'd sign the ban into law, and Attorney General Doug Gansler is urging lawmakers to pass it.”
http://wbal.com/news/story.asp?articleid=54470
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