Anti-Gun Measures Fended Off In Maryland

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Julie Jacobson

Maryland will never be mistaken as a pro-gun state. It’s embraced plenty of anti-gun laws in recent years, so much so that I’d wondered if the state was trying to compete with California, New Jersey and Massachusetts for the title of most anti-gun in the nation.

So imagine my surprise to learn that a couple of anti-gun bills, bills that seem to have been embraced in plenty of other anti-gun states, died as the General Assembly adjourned.

One measure would have required background checks anytime someone buys a rifle or shotgun.

Supporters say it was needed to close a loophole in Maryland law enabling private sales of long guns without background checks. Opponents say it would have made it harder for law-abiding gun owners to possess and transfer their property.

A bill to ban 3D-printed gun blueprints and “ghost guns” also failed.

I’m thrilled to hear this. Universal background checks and bans on homebuilt firearms are stupid, primarily because they do little to nothing to stop criminals from committing crimes. They simply make life inconvenient for law-abiding citizens and make it more difficult for them to defend themselves.

However, I also have to say that I’m a little confused as to …Read the Rest

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