Maryland governor signs bump stock ban, bills to up firearm seizures

By Chris Eger

With over 200 bills signed Tuesday, ranging from animal welfare laws to gun measures, the Baltimore Humane Society was on hand with puppies for the event, with Gov. Hogan shown with one in hand. (Photo: Maryland Governor’s Office)
Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, approved a stack of pending legislation on Tuesday including several championed by gun control advocates.
Hogan inked 207 bills into law at a Maryland State House ceremony in Annapolis. Among those were measures to outlaw bump stock devices, implement Extreme Risk Protective Orders, provide funding for local gun violence programs, and increase mandatory gun surrenders in domestic abuse cases. The legislation includes:
House Bill 432 sets aside $10 million in funding to establish the Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Council. Backed by the Giffords group and Baltimore area lawmakers, the Council would approve grants to local governments and non-profits to fund health programs aimed at “violence reduction” and “gun violence prevention.” The bill was approved unanimously in the state Senate and 116-23 in the House.
House Bill 888 bans what are now classified under Maryland law as rapid fire trigger activators, defined as bump stocks, binary trigger systems, burst triggers and trigger cranks. The language of the bill excludes replacement

Source: Guns.com