We will once again need a maximum show of strength each day!

The House hearings will likely extend into the evening so be prepared for a very long day. Last Session, you made it clear that you are capable of staying in the trenches for as long as it takes. We are calling on you to prove beyond all doubt that Maryland gun owners have not lost their resolve to win.

It is not too early to begin writing letters, making phone calls, sending emails; and most effective of all, visiting your elected representatives.

If you are unable to make it on Tuesday, please consider one of the following options to submit written testimony:

• If you wish to submit written testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, 35 copies must be submitted to the committee clerk no later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday.  Copies must be submitted with the appropriate bill number on the front page and the name of the person and/or organization submitting the testimony.

• You can also email your written testimony by Tuesday at 9:00 a.m., to Delegate Mike Smigiel's office at delegatemikesmigiel@gmail.com. This link will insert the address and subject line reading "ATTN Andi: Written Testimony for Bill (you insert the Bill Number here)."
• The Delegate's office has offered to make the necessary copies of all testimonies received.
• If possible, attach your testimony to your email in Word or PDF format. 

High Profile House Bills on Gun Bill Day Hearing Schedule

House Bill 42, sponsored by anti-gun Delegate Jon Cardin (D-11), would remove the "eighth day transfer."  It prohibits a licensed firearm dealer or other person from selling, renting or transferring a regulated firearm to a firearm applicant until the licensee or other person has received notice from the Secretary of State Police that the applicant's firearm application has been approved.  If passed and enacted, HB 42 would enable an indefinite waiting period for firearm sales and transfers in Maryland. OPPOSE 

 

House Bill 818, sponsored by Delegate Michael D. Smigiel (R-36), is the NRA-ILA's solution to the concerns expressed by dealers and secondary sellers regarding "eighth day transfers."  It removes Maryland State Police from "middle man" status for NICS checks, and allows gun dealers to perform the NICS check immediately upon application for sale or transfer, just as they currently do for long gun sales. SUPPORT 

 

House Bill 60, sponsored by Delegate Smigiel, seeks to repeal the "Firearm Safety Act of 2013" (SB 281).  The most egregious attack on Second Amendment rights in Maryland history. SUPPORT 

 

House Bill 94, sponsored by Delegate Sam Arora (D-19), bans the 3D printing of firearms and magazines.  OPPOSE 

 

House Bill 122, sponsored by Delegate Kevin Kelly (D-1B), clarifies the transport provisions of the "Firearm Safety Act of 2013" with regards to now-banned firearms.  SUPPORT 

 

The AGC is seeking pro-active, motivated volunteers to assist with the legislative effort. Volunteers are need for logistics support on the following gun bill days:

• SENATE HEARINGS:  Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 9:00 AM until the hearings are over or as long as you can stay
• HOUSE HEARINGS:  Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 9:00 AM until the hearings are over or as long as you can stay

Click here to volunteer your special skills.

House Bill 1325 will prohibit a public school from discipline, suspending or expelling a student who brings an object onto school property or makes an object on school property that may not reasonably be mistaken for a firearm and does not create a danger to anyone.
Click here to support HB 1325.

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