2016 Maryland Legislative Session Recap

By Justin Stakes

Annapolis, MD -(AmmoLand.com)- The 2016 Maryland legislative session ended less than 8 hours ago as I write this, and what a finish it was.

The last day of session saw a first for me, the combining of two bills in an attempt to pass a bad bill that wasn’t going anywhere, using a bill that was going to pass. In the end, I am happy to report that not only did that entire bill fail, but we defeated the entire 2016 Ant-gun agenda, and while doing so, we picked up another small win. So, what happened?

We came to Annapolis on Sine Die, to find that SB943 (Domestic Violence – Firearms Transfer), a bill that was on it’s way to passing, had SB908 (Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones), bill that was destined to fail, added to it. So, what did this create? How about taking a bill that was very much pro protection for victims of domestic violence, and making victims of domestic violence fair game for their attacker if they go to college or university. This bill would also require off duty officers to either leave their firearms …Read the Rest

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