2nd Amendment in the cross hairs in Annapolis

A great injustice is brewing in Annapolis. Our leaders have found it necessary to bring up a bill that would violate the basic rights that this country was founded on. Once again they have introduced a bill to take firearms and ammo out of the hands of the law abiding citizens of this state.

HB 517: Regulated Firearms – Encoded Ammunition – Tax HB 877: Possession of Regulated Firearms by a Person under 21 Years

The bills, in a nut shell, will require all ammo sold in the state of Maryland to be serial numbered and registered in a statewide database. On top of that a tax of 5 cents PER ROUND will be added in order to maintain the database. Apparently, any ammo not numbered will be banned from the state. Those in possession of unmarked ammo will be required to turn it in or face penalties under this law.

The second bill will prohibit anyone under the age of 21 to be in possession of a regulated firearm such as a handgun. This means even in a lawful manner such as someone’s son or daughter going to the range. If stopped and caught with a regulated firearm, penalties will ensue. It is still unclear as to what the penalties might be.

We must be vigilant in these turbulent times. Laws such as this only punish law abiding gun owners like you and I. Hunters and other sport shooters would be affected greatly with the increase of ammunition price and decrease of availability. We should not be held responsible for the awful actions of evil people.

Please contact the committee members to express your displeasure with these bills meant to violate our second amendment rights. To contact them call the numbers below plus the extensions following each name.

410-841-xxxx or 301-858-xxxx

Sandy Rosenberg 3297, Curt Anderson 3291, Ben Barnes 3046, Jill Carter 3283, Frank Conaway 3189, Kathleen Dumais 3052, William Frank 3793, Benjamin Kramer 3485, Susan Lee 3649, Gerron Levi 3101, Susan McComas 3272, Tony McConkey 3406, Victor Ramirez 3340, Todd Schuler 3526, Chris Shank 3636, Luiz Simmons 3037, Kriselda Valderrama 3210, Jeffrey Waldstreicher 3130