Bills to Senate Rules

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The following bills have been committee discharged and sent to Senate Rules:

  • S-69, requires destruction of surplus state firearms
  • S-669A, antigun indoctrination in schools
  • S-670, authorizes courts to revoke firearms license and seize the weapons of certain individuals
  • S-674, relates to the suspension and revocation of firearms licenses upon the issuance of orders of protection
  • S-675B, microstamping
  • S-676, requires employees of dealers in firearms and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check
  • S-678, no private firearms transactions
  • S-680, requires state agencies purchase guns from “responsible” dealers
  • S-725, statewide renewable pistol licenses
  • S-895A, mandatory firearms storage
  • S-965, gun dealer liability
  • S-1002, requires employees of gun dealers and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check
  • S-1003, requires the judge in a criminal proceeding or in a family court proceeding, upon issuance of an order of protection to inquire as to the possession of a firearm by the defendant or respondent

Microstamping in budget bill

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Microstamping language from A-1157B has been added to budget bill A-9055C.

Microstamping in the budget

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I have been informed that the Assembly will insert some sort of microstamping proposal into a one-house budget bill.  Something about providing funds to the state police to administer it.  This is interesting as the bill itself says there is no fiscal impact to the state.

Legislative Report #17

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Legislative Report #17 is now online.

Sen. Peralta acting up

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Sen. Peralta has filed multiple Motions for Consideration for what looks like all of his antigun bills including:

  • S-69, requires the state to destroy surplus firearms
  • S-669A, antigun indoctrination program in schools
  • S-674, suspend firearms license for order of protection
  • S-678, prohibit private long gun transfers
  • S-680, state can only purchase firearms from “responsible” dealers
  • S-725, statewide renewable pistol licenses
  • S-965, holds gun dealers responsible for criminal misuse of a firearm
  • S-1002, requires employees of gun dealers and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check

I guess he’s a bit upset his Facebook account was flooded by gunnies upset about his microstamping bill.  He deleted most of the postings too.

The Romney reality

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At last count, Mitt Romney has 430 delegates.  At least 1144 delegates are needed to secure the GOP nomination.

Rick Santorum has 185 and Newt Gingrich has 106.  Even if one of them drops out (which I don’t see happening), it still leaves Romney with a big lead that I don’t believe either of those guys can overcome.  Like it or not, he’s going to be the one going up against Obama this fall.  We need to start looking at potential VP candidates to make up for Romney’s shortcomings, especially in the RKBA area.

Like anyone cares

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George Pataki endorsed Mitt Romney.

Meh.  As if a milktoast RINO’s blessing is what’s been missing from Romney’s campaign …..

Ruling likely to stand

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Constitutional lawyers the Baltimore Sun spoke with regarding the case against discretionary licensing think the ruling will be upheld.  In a nutshell:

“… “The idea here is that if this is a constitutional right, like all the other constitutional rights, then you shouldn’t need the government’s permission to exercise it,” said Randy E. Barrett, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington …”

Exactly.

The antis’ aren’t giving up though:

“…  Jonathan Lowy, director of the Brady Center’s Legal Action Project, said it’s “perfectly reasonable and prudent for Maryland to have law enforcement decide who has a demonstrated need to carry loaded guns in public.”  “There’s a whole other level of risk that the public is exposed to when civilians carry loaded guns on public parks, streets, in restaurants, what have you.”  Lowy called the decision a “very dangerous precedent” that is not supported by case law and said he expects it to be reversed …”

Really?  According to the first story the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2010 ruling that the 2nd Amendment likely extends outside the home.  If that’s true, I don’t see them overturning the decision.

Senate companion to H.R. 822

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An e-mail blast from Human Events says that a Senate version of H.R. 822 will be introduced soon with significant Democrat support.