Assault Weapons Ban Introduced in the Maryland State Senate

Assault Weapons Ban Introduced in the Maryland State Senate

Maryland –-(AmmoLand.com)- Well folks, just when you thought that there might be some hope that the anti-gun faithful members of the Maryland State Senate had learned their lesson about proposing nonsense bills like bans on so-called assault weapons, they prove otherwise.

Senator Mike Lennett (D), District 19, Montgomery County, has introduced SB516, the Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2010. His co-sponsors are a veritable Who’s Who of the anti-gun wing of the Senate.

Now’s the time to head this thing off before the hearing is even scheduled and let the members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee know that Maryland citizens will not tolerate such an egregious infringement on their rights in the name of political grandstanding.

SB516 Facts:

• Expands the definition of the assault pistol ban to encompass all firearms designated as assault weapons.
• Anything determined to be a copycat of the named firearms would be included. Given the Maryland State Police’s very liberal interpretation of what constitutes a copycat, we see this list encompassing any firearm that meets the required criteria of looking scary.
• Includes semi-automatic pistols with detachable magazines that also have threaded barrels.
• Includes semi-automatic shotguns with folding or telescoping stocks that also have a pistol grip or thumbhole stock
• Bans forward pistol grips.
• You must REGISTER your firearms before December 10, 2010 so that you have the luxury of being able to keep the firearms you already own.
• Naturally, this bill does not apply to governmental agencies, but they do give you the option of rendering your firearm permanently inoperable.

Here’s what we need you to do:

• Contact your Senator and let them know that you oppose SB516.
• Contact the members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and let them know that you oppose SB516
• Spread the word to your fellow gun owners. Reinforce to them that this is not really just about “assault weapons”. It is about launching the first strike in a continual erosion of the ability to own any firearms in Maryland. We must stick together.
• All of the information you need in order to make mail contacts can be found in the Activist’s Tools below.
• Use the phone list below to make phone calls to the member of the Judical Proceedings Committee. Tell them that you oppose SB516.
  Remember to stick to the facts when making your contacts. Avoid over emotional rhetoric that only fuels their stereotypes of our community.

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Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Phone Numbers.

• Senator Brian Frosh – 1-800-492-7122 ext 3124
• Senator Lisa Gladden – 1-800-492-7122 ext 3697
• Senator James Brochin – 1-800-492-7122 ext 3648
• Senator C. Anthony Muse – 1-800-492-7122 ext 3092
• Senator Jennie Forehand – 1-800-492-7122 ext 3134
• Senator Jamin Raskin – 1-800-492-7122 ext 3634
• Senator Larry Haines – 1-800-492-7122 ext 3683
• Senator Brian Simonaire 1-800-492-7122 ext 3658
• Senator Nancy Jacobs 1-800-492-7122 ext 3158
• Senator Norman Stone 1-800-492-7122 ext 3587
• Senator Alex Mooney 1-800-492-7122 ext 3575

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