"With the support of a new Democratic governor, advocates for a state assault weapons ban said yesterday that they have the legislative backing and momentum to pass a bill this session.
"We are hopeful that the new political landscape will make a difference this year," said Sen. Michael G. Lenett, the Montgomery County Democrat sponsoring the proposal.
A proposed state ban died last year in the General Assembly. Then-Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., a Republican who had voted in 1996 while a member of Congress to repeal the federal assault weapons ban, didn't push for tougher state legislation.
The proposed assault weapons ban is the latest issue that had fizzled under Ehrlich to be resurrected with O'Malley at the helm. Tougher emissions standards for automobiles is another. Stem cell research will benefit from an additional $10 million commitment from O'Malley, a promise he made since being sworn in last month. And the governor lobbied last week for repeal of the death penalty.
O'Malley submitted a letter of support to the Senate committee yesterday, urging passage of the assault weapons ban, which designates 45 firearms as assault weapons.
"More than 600 people die in Maryland each year from gun violence -- on average, more than 50 victims every month," the governor said in a statement. "Assault weapons are so frequently used in crime that one assault rifle is traced back to a Maryland crime every 48 hours. This legislation will help prevent these guns from reaching Maryland streets and will therefore assist law enforcement efforts to keep our communities safe."
First lets get THIS out of the way: Criminals don't give a damn about your laws. Law-abiding gun owners do. Therefore, it is the CRIMINALS you should be focusing upon, and let's face it, since this is Baltimore that means off the top of my head 80% minority membership in the lets kill because killing is cool, club. Laws do NOT prevent criminals from committing crimes.
Kinda why we call the CRIMINALS.
THEN there's this: Assault weapons are NOT used in crimes at all, just the funky-looking guns you don't like the looks of, and are CALLING assault weapons. There has not been ONE instance of a fully automatic rifle or handgun used to kill anyone in Baltimore, outside of the ones the cops kill with on a regular basis with their M-4'geries.
To take away the peoples right of self defense, and it is a right, means you Baltimorians, or Baltimorons as the case might be, have spat upon the Constitution of these United States, and are therefore traitorous criminals yourselves.
And not for nothing, but no death penalty, money down the drain via stem cell research, and gun-bans are liberal poster-child material.
Could these people be THAT scumdogish?
As always, thanks to The War On Guns for the heads-up.
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