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Gun Dealers Preparing For New Trigger-Lock Law
POSTED: 9:24 a.m. EST December 27, 2002
Some Maryland gun dealers are worried that the state's new trigger lock law will hurt their business. The law takes effect Wednesday.
The measure bans the sale of handguns made after Jan. 1 without internal trigger locks. But few manufacturers produce handguns with internal locks, so the possible impact on Maryland's gun shops could be significant.
The owner of Outdoor Sportsman in Essex, Jack Barnhart, predicts the law will affect his handgun sales by 80 to 85 percent. The provision is part of the Responsible Gun Safety Act signed by Gov. Parris Glendening in 2000. At the time, it was the most stringent state gun control package in the country.
The editor of the gun-rights advocacy newsletter Tripwire, James Purtilo, says lawsuits seeking injunctive relief will be coming after New Year's Day. Purtilo says some gun dealers are stockpiling handguns without the internal trigger locks.