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Maryland legislators, advocates celebrate recent gun control measures, call for civil liability for gun manufacturers
It will never be 'enough,' even if all arms were banned.
Why is it that 'common sense' and 'reasonable' seem to have different meanings than are ordinarily ascribed to them when it comes to forces on the Left? Oh. Yeah. They have an alternate view and think everyone should be subject to that view. Sorry. I was raised that, in America, you were allowed to have a variety of views, but certain things weren't open for discussion as they are protected (i.e., 'shall not be infringed') by the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.
Maryland legislators, advocates celebrate recent gun control measures, call for civil liability for gun manufacturers
Densely packed in Lawyers Mall in Annapolis on Tuesday morning, mothers, advocates and policymakers celebrated a decade of legislative wins limiting firearm access and laid out plans to establish civil liability for gun dealers in 2024.
Since 2013, the General Assembly has passed legislation mandating universal background checks and requiring gun owners to apply for handgun qualification licenses, banned the sale and possession of ghost guns, implemented red flag laws, created guidelines on safe gun storage, limited who is eligible to receive a concealed-carry license and restricted where guns may be carried.
But advocates, and many politicians, say there is still more to do to protect Marylanders from the threat of gun violence - especially in the wake of a 4th Circuit Court decision restricting the scope of recently passed gun control legislation...
Waldstreicher's Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024, or Senate Bill 488, would allow the attorney general and individual plaintiffs to be permitted to sue gun dealers and manufacturers if they don?t implement "reasonable controls" to prevent straw purchasers, gun traffickers, people who are prohibited from firearm possession, and anyone they believe has the intent to use a firearm in the commission of a crime from accessing guns.
Members of the firearms industry would also be susceptible to lawsuits if they don't take measures to prevent the loss or theft of their products...
Since 2013, the General Assembly has passed legislation mandating universal background checks and requiring gun owners to apply for handgun qualification licenses, banned the sale and possession of ghost guns, implemented red flag laws, created guidelines on safe gun storage, limited who is eligible to receive a concealed-carry license and restricted where guns may be carried.
But advocates, and many politicians, say there is still more to do to protect Marylanders from the threat of gun violence - especially in the wake of a 4th Circuit Court decision restricting the scope of recently passed gun control legislation...
Waldstreicher's Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024, or Senate Bill 488, would allow the attorney general and individual plaintiffs to be permitted to sue gun dealers and manufacturers if they don?t implement "reasonable controls" to prevent straw purchasers, gun traffickers, people who are prohibited from firearm possession, and anyone they believe has the intent to use a firearm in the commission of a crime from accessing guns.
Members of the firearms industry would also be susceptible to lawsuits if they don't take measures to prevent the loss or theft of their products...
Why is it that 'common sense' and 'reasonable' seem to have different meanings than are ordinarily ascribed to them when it comes to forces on the Left? Oh. Yeah. They have an alternate view and think everyone should be subject to that view. Sorry. I was raised that, in America, you were allowed to have a variety of views, but certain things weren't open for discussion as they are protected (i.e., 'shall not be infringed') by the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.
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