More Political Correctness in MD.

[TimRB]

"If more people were gun nuts like us, then there would be less people who would mistake a toy gun for a real one!"

I dunno about that, but I do remember a couple of kids pulling alongside my motorcycle at a stoplight once who scared the sh*t out of me with a rather impressive squirt gun.

Doesn't mean I want to ban them, though. And yes, they blasted me.

Tim

 

[Nightfall]

Can you imagine being a kid who has to grow up being conscious of the fact that he could get in legal trouble because of the way his toy gun looks? That's like a child having to worry about the AWB each time he wants to play cops and robbers or GI Joe.

Then again, maybe gov't just wants to get them used to the idea of extreme gun restrictions at an early age.

 

[greyhound]

I do hope that the great turnout to help fight the MD AWB may simply be a sign of the political awakening of MD gunowners

From what I have heard and read, the opposition of the Maryland State Police (who have a lot of clout about firearms in MD) had a lot to do with the tabling of the bill. At least with Sen. Garagiola(sp?) who was the swing vote. Though the turnout in addition to many police orgs opposing the bill (though a big BOOO to Howard County -like they have lots of AK-47 shootouts in Howard County ) is a good sign.

 

[Spot77]

Garagiola was the SPONSOR of the AWB bill....it was his baby. Gianetti was the swing vote and hs "official" stance was that he favored nothing more than he federal AWB....no biggie...I can see how anybody could get the two names mixed up.....

All of the Anti's testimony was either pure lies, or cliche words to swing the uninformed. They threw out every "anti" catch phrase for the tv cameras...."Street sweepers", "hosing down an area" referring to firing from the hip), and "weapons of mass destruction".....


Don't feel too secure though, this bill is still possible

 

[greyhound]

Oops, thats right. I got em mixed up.

Will they have to give notice if its brought back up, or can they try to hustle it through?

 

[whm1974]

"If you do sell toys that look like the real thing, it might encourage the violent behavior, and also kids might be confused about what's real and what's not," Annapolis resident Kelsey Berdeguez said.

How? When I was a kid I knew better then to point a toy gun at a cop.

MD. laws DO suck........ which is why I finally gave up on it and moved to another state. The big problem is that many of the gun owners throughout the state have that " as long as it isn't my hunting rifle or shotgun, I don't care" attitude...... so stupid laws like this get passed due to apathy. UGH......

In the first place the only diffefrit between an hunting rifle or shotgun and a Military looking weapons is looks. The bolt action hunting rifle used to be standerd military equiment.

Bill Meadows

 

[spartacus2002]

Here's a question to put to the hunters and bolt-action guys who won't fight for assault rifle rights:

Q: why should ALL gun owners fight against any Assault Weapon Bans, even those who don't own assault weapons?





















A: because once all assault weapons are banned, those centerfire, scoped, bolt-action target and hunting rifles will be labelled "Sniper Rifles" and will be the next to be banned.

 

[Norton]

Spartacus has got it right ladies and gentlemen......just like states keep building roads just because the politicians need to bring home the bacon for their states (IOW....they build the road just to spend the money) they will keep going after different classes of guns until they are all gone. The politicians need SOMETHING to do....even if there is no real need for their actions....it's the perception that's important.

What was that reflection about the Holocaust? "First they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew and I did nothing._ Next they came for the Catholics, but I was not a Catholic .."

This is exactly what I see happening with regards to gun grabbing.....first the machine guns, then the guns that didn't "look right", then all semi-autos, then the "sniper" rifles, etc, etc.

What can we do? We have to make gun control a 3rd rail subject.....touch it and your dead (figuratively). Every gun control measure that comes up has to be met with the stiffest of opposition.......1800 phone calls like last week, 200 people showing up to speak before the state Senate. I am becoming nearly a one issue voter. I figure that as long as I can protect my RKBA, at least to the extent currently possible in MD, the other issues are secondary. Besides, just about any pro-2nd politician is likely to agree with me on most other issues.

 

[Cliff]

Yeah, what Norton said.

 

[whm1974]

Q: why should ALL gun owners fight against any Assault Weapon Bans, even those who don't own assault weapons?

Because they can define any weapon as an Assault Weapon.

Bill Meadows

 

[Norton]

Because they can define any weapon as an Assault Weapon.

Exactly right....the MD ban had the language so loosely written that eventually just about any firearm short of a blunderbuss would have been an assault weapon.

 

[echo3mike]

From Sen. Nancy Jacobs

15 Feb 04
Just a quick update as to what is going on with SB 288, the Assault Weapons Ban. The bill was scheduled to be voted on yesterday, however it was held at the request of the sponsor. This is good news for our side, since it means that they thought they had the votes when they scheduled it, but they didn't by the time it came up for a vote. Undoubtedly, your activism played a role in this bill being held for now. It could still be voted on at any time, but we've definitely slowed its progress. I'll keep you posted as to what is going on.

Thank you for your support of the Second Amendment.

Nancy

So... that's where we are.

S.

 

[Norton]

I got the same email....I wonder if the wife wouldn't mind moving to Cecil County and commuting to Annapolis to work Sen. Jacobs is quickly turning out to be one of my favorite people.....not only does she say the right things (from our perspective) when asked, but she also does pro-active things like this to show that she actually believes in what she's saying.

Along these same lines, anyone at the Timonium show notice the lady running for office against Dutch Whatshisname? Again I'm encouraged by the current crop of politicians that are openly courting gun owners in this state. Granted they are a minority, however even a minority is better than the historical number who did so.

 

[Spot77]

www.janebrooks.org


She's running for congress in the 2nd district, which just happens to be mine. It also covers a strange shaped area.....up through Dundalk, Rosedale, Middle River all the way up to Aberdeen, and then doglegs around Baltimore City to cover what looks like Cockeyesville, Pikesville and maybe part of Reisterstown.



Well....if they can still vote on SB288 at any time, I'd say we shouldn't lay off of the emails and phone calls......they'll sucker punch us when we're not looking.