Posted May 11, 2020 4:53 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

Last week Gov. Hogan vetoed HB4/SB208, which would have expanded background checks on private transfers of long guns in Maryland. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan last week dripped veto ink on bills that would criminalize person-to-person transfers of shotguns and rifles without a background check.
The anti-gun measure, SB208/HB4, passed the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly in March but Hogan scuttled the proposal on May 7 along with a package of a half-dozen other bills.
The expanded background check bill proposal, had Hogan signed it, would have prohibited a person from “selling, renting, transferring, or loaning a rifle or shotgun” to another individual unless a NICS background check had first taken place. Few exceptions, such as for police or military service or for inoperable guns given to a museum, were allowed. Those found guilty of doing so faced as much as six months in prison and a $10,000 fine.
“These bills would have banned the sale or transfer of long guns between private individuals without first paying fees and obtaining government permission,” noted the NRA in a statement. “Firearm transfers such as loans and gifts between friends, neighbors, or fellow hunters, would not have been exempted. Research shows such proposals have no impact

Source: Guns.com

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