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The big gun bills are scheduled in the house on March 9th.

Gun Bill Day....here it comes....take the day off NOW!

WEDNESDAY MARCH 9, 2005

HB 38 Del Sophocleus, Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in Commission of
et al Crime
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 179 Del Cadden, et Pub Saf - Rpl of Proc for the Collection &
Rptg of
al Hndgn Shell Casing Info - Prsnlzd Hndgn Tech
Rpt
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 278 Del Niemann, et Gun Shops - Security Requirements for
Regulated
al Firearms
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 527 Del Miller, et Public Safety - Transporting Sporting Firearms
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 662 Del Quinter, et Armed Criminal Lockup Act
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 762 Dels McMillan & Possession of Regulated Firearms - Convicted
Quinter Felons
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 803 Del Dumais, et Police Officer Protection Act of 2005
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 948 Del Quinter, et Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2005
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 1159 Del Kelley, et Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 1161 Del Kelley, et Death Penalty - Maryland Commission on Capital
al Punishment
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 1170 Del Quinter, et Serial Murder Death Penalty Act
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

HB 1211 Del Dwyer, et Citizens' Protection Act of 2005
ADDED - MAR 9, 2005 1:00 PM

There's FIVE bills there that concern us. The AWB, CCW, Ballistic Fingerprinting repeal, transportation of a sporting firearm (Maybe we can stop for a drink of water now!), and the security requirements (I think that requires more stringent rules on how gunshops store their firearms) I'll have to read up on that one.

Time to really let those letters fly. Remember, an email is good, a snailmail letter is better, a phone call to your delegate is great, and a personal visit to your delegate is best.

If you send emails, try to send the same letter via USPS on nice stationary.
 
I try to be, but most of the time I'm just passing along what somebody sent me!
 
Gun Day is coming up soon. If you haven't already, PLEASE contact your legislators and tell them you are in favor of HB 1211. We need to let them know where we stand. They are starting to realize that we are serious about this but some still need to be convinced.
See ya on March 9th!
 
Letters sent.....also be sure to send one to Delegate Valerio...he's the chair of the committee.
 
You're right Norton, it doesn't matter who will vote for the bill if Chairman Vallario doesn't let the bill see the light of day. Here's his contact info:

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (District 27A):

The Honorable Joseph F. Vallario, Jr.
121 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401-1991

410-841-3488
301-858-3488
1-800-492-7122, Ext. 3488

Greg
 
Good luck to you Marylanders.

Is there anything we folks here in NOVA can do to help?

BTW- someone on THR was talking a while back about starting up a Maryland Citizens Defense League, modeled after the VCDL. Did that ever get started or is that now Maryland Shall Issue?
 
Cool Hand Luke 22:36, there is a Maryland Citizens Defense League, www.mcdl.org and I know they are still active because I saw a guy with an MCDL sticker at a recent committee hearing. However, with regard to the right to carry issue, Maryland Shall Issue, www.marylandshallissue.org , has definitely picked up the ball and is leading the fight. The established groups seemed to be afraid of stepping on toes and MSI has motivated a lot of people to action by moving forward with what's right. Uh-oh... I sense a tongue lashing coming on :uhoh: -- That's an inside joke for the Marylanders :D

BTW - any Marylanders in Districts 32, 33A or 33B who want to be district coordinators -- please volunteer. The job isn't too hard -- I'm enjoying it :) .

Greg
 
I sent e-mails to every member of the House Judiciary conmmittee except Vallerio and Kelly who have no e-mail addresses listed in the MD legislative directory. I sent them faxes instead.

I also sent e-mails to the members of the Senate Judicial proceedings committee. In all mailings I sent a list of firearms related bills I oppose or support based on MYGUNS list.

A staffer from Sen. Frosh (chairman of the Judicial committee) actually and quickly responded with about the dumbest answer imaginable. He asked me what the bills were all about. DUH!!!
 
Well, I got an e-mail from Del. Carol Petzold asking the same thing as State Sen. Frosh's staffer, e.g., what are the bills all about? Petzold is on the Judiciary committee and has no idea what the bills are about that are scheduled for hearing March 9?

Man, it is no wonder Maryland is so screwed up.
 
Massad Ayoob is going to testify for the right-to-carry bill (HB 1211) on March 9th!!! :what: Now if this isn't reason enough to show up, I don't know what is!

Greg
 
And let it be known that he is NOT charging any fee to be here.

We are paying for his expenses - airfare and hotel.

Thanks to everybody who donated to help cover the costs.
 
On the one hand it's exciting to think about all the gun-rights activists coming together this Wednesday. It might just make Leah pee in her panties :neener: . I wonder if Sarah will be there again this year :barf: .

On the other hand, it's downright scary to think about how easily the legislation will pass if we don't keep up the pressure and have a good turn-out.

Greg
 
What time do the hearings start, and were at on March 9?
 
Here's some info courtesy of Henry at Maryland Shall Issue :

LOCATION: Annapolis, MD. Judiciary Hearings are usually held in the
Lowe House Office Bldg. 84 College Ave. However, as we may have an
unusually large crowd they may move it across the street to the
Legislative Services Bldg. There is a map of the state government
buildings available on Phil Lee's MCRKBA site. There is a link to it
on the bottom of the green shaded section on the MSI site Current
Action page:
http://www.marylandshallissue.org/curact.html

DIRECTIONS: Rt. 97 to Rt. 50, take the Rowe Blvd. exit, take the 2nd
right (Taylor) and park in the GOLD lot at the Stadium. Free trollies
run every 10 minutes from the Stadium Parking lot to the government
buildings. You want to get off at "Lawyer's Mall" which is the first
stop after you've circled St. Andrew's (?) church.

TIME: Wednesday March 9th. The hearings start at 1 PM, but there will
be 13 bills heard, and they may be heard in any order. The order may
change as the hearings progress. If you want to hear HB 1211 be
prepared to stay until 8 PM. However, any part of the day that you can
be there will be a huge help. Don't think that because you can't stay
all day your presence won't count. It will count.

DRESS: Think business attire. A jacket and tie for guys is appropriate.
Anything neat and clean is acceptable. Do not bring any pocket knives,
nail clippers, etc. They won't hold your knives for you. Also be sure
to have a photo ID handy. They didn't allow us to wear our blue MSI
baseball caps in the hearing room for the Senate hearing, but they are
good to wear outside the hearing room. There will be GUNOWNERS VOTE
and MSI stickers and buttons available there that you can wear in the
hearing room.

TESTIFYING: Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness
register before the hearings begin. If you have written testimony,
please submit 35 copies to the committee clerk for distribution
at least 60 minutes before the bill hearings begin. The order
that bills are listed on the schedule is not necessarily the
order in which they will be heard.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/hearsch/0303_jud_1501.htm

Frankly, with 13 bills to be heard in 6 hours or less that means about
a half hour per bill. With the sponsor of the bill maybe taking 10
minutes... at 3 minutes each there will be time for maybe 7 people to
testify. In other words, the chances of your being able to testify
seem slim. If you have something important to say it may be best to
bring written testimony and keep your oral testimony to a minute or
less.... and sign in early!

The Witness sign-in sheets should be available by about 9 AM. Sign-in
on the proper sheet (right Bill # and For or Against depending on your
position). Signing-in on the Witness sheet is a way of registering
your concerns especially if you cannot stay and testify. Check
http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/hearsch/0303_jud_1501.htm to see what
bills you want to weigh in on. I recommend opposing HB 948 and HB 803;
and Supporting HB 1211, HB 533, & HB 756

OBSERVING: They would not allow anyone to stand in the back of the room
in the Senate hearings a couple weeks ago, however there was room in
the hallway outside the room, and sound system speakers carried the
sound of the hearing to the hallway. So if you want a seat you may
have to get in early.... but you will be able to following the hearings
from the hallway if you don't get a seat. Massad Ayoob will be there
to testify no doubt will be very effective.

FOOD: There is a cafeteria in the Legislative Services building. I
believe it is on the Ground floor.​
 
Jeep, I'll probably be there extra early cuz' I have some last minute lobbying to do. There's a few fence sitters in the House that just MIGHT vote for the ccw bill.

If our ccw bill gets out of commitee, I'll NEVER badmouth the Maryland Democratic Party as a whole again. :uhoh:


I think you'll be fine if you come down after the morning rush.
 
I'll be cutting it close to get there by 1pm.....have to take an exam for my night class. It's one of those deals where it's in the college testing center and you just have to do it some time that day. Since we'll be there all evening for the hearings, I have to go take mine in the morning :(
 
I had the opportunity to talk to Del. McMillian last night and I want to assure everyone that while he did not co-sponsor HB1211, he is pro gun-rights and deserves our support. He indicated that he's been receiving letters asking why he doesn't support gun-rights so I let him know that as far as Maryland Shall Issue is concerned, we know that he's one of us.

See you guys tomorrow!!
 
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