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"A
legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law."
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Find information about essential bills in the Maryland 2012 legislative session here! Many important bills are posted at the following links, and new bills are being posted daily: GUNS * Weapons * HUNTING * SELF-DEFENSE
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New! Watch for questionnaires in doctors' offices that ask about guns in the home. You are not required by law to report this information. Also, there is no law requiring that ammunition purchasers record private information in logs. Both of these infringements are ways to desensitize law-abiding citizens to gradual loss of their rights, as well as being carefully orchestrated steps in an agenda advocated by the disarmament community.
ALERT: Effective
August 1, 2007, the state police require access to
individuals' private medical records prior to any regulated firearm purchase
(includes all handguns) without any supporting law. The Maryland State Police state,
"If the MSP Form 774-3 is not submitted with the application
it will not be processed and the application will be
administratively disapproved." Find the form at:
Crime Statistics
More than 20,000 laws restricting firearms
already exist in the U.S., and most of them are ineffective,
waste resources, and only succeed in turning more law-abiding citizens into criminals with the stroke
of a pen. Thanks to
MCSM's
Bob Culver this link to a Harvard Journal of Law & Public
Policy
article "Confirms
that Reducing Gun Ownership by Law-Abiding Citizens Does Nothing
to Reduce Violence." Please testify and/or offer written testimony in Annapolis, or contact your legislators if you are unable to attend.
written
testimony:
HOUSE - Submit 35 copies by 11:00 AM;
senate - SUBMIT 20 COPIES by noon. (If you must come late,
please bring them anyway!) |
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2012
Session WHAT SAS SUPPORTS AND OPPOSES SAS supports bills that reflect our natural right to keep and bear arms for self-defense as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To "bear" means to carry on one's person. We think of mothers who must travel alone at night for family emergencies, especially on isolated roads and in high crime areas, as well as nurses and other workers who must be out late at night because of their jobs. And if someone enters our home or place of business for the purpose of committing a criminal act, we should be free to defend ourselves, knowing that if a criminal is hurt or killed, we will not become subject to a civil lawsuit. It is our right to keep and bear arms, and illegal acts by government officials should not be tolerated by anyone who has sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution.
SAS opposes
any bill that infringes on our natural right to keep and bear arms for
self-defense as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution. We oppose
all "cookie cutter justice" legislation that
rigidly applies law without providing judges discretion to
act reasonably based on the facts of a given case or that do
not provide a remedy for reclaiming private property or its
value.
Many "surrender of firearms" bills fall in this category. Further,
the
National Academy of Sciences and Centers for Disease Control
both found that no research has demonstrated that gun
control laws reduced crime. Essential 2012 Legislative Session Bills
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Directions to Annapolis senate and house locations: The state buildings are easily accessible by shuttle from the Navy Marine Corp Memorial Stadium at 550 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland (also accessible via public transportation). From Route 50, take exit 24, Rowe Blvd., South towards Annapolis and the stadium. Go straight to the 2nd light (pass the stadium on your right) and take the first right, Taylor Avenue. Turn right at Gate 5, the 5th driveway on the right (you'll see a ticket booth). Parking is $5 for the entire day (please have exact change ready as you enter) and shuttles run frequently. The shuttle driver can direct you to the senate or house buildings at the "Lawyers Mall" stop on College St. The entrances are on Bladen Street (facing away from Lawyers Mall courtyard down Bladen Street) on the left for the senate and the right for the house. Food is available, but it's a bit of a walk (especially at the house) - and the eateries are very crowded at the lunch hour plan ahead!). Babies and citizens of all ages are welcome, so please bring them! GOOGLE MAP Public Transportation (information on trains, subway, and buses). QUESTIONS? |
Don't know who your legislators are? Use a map: http://mdelect.net/electedofficials, or the General Assembly listings at http://mlis.state.md.us/, or call 410-841-3000. Search for a bill by number here. Civil Action email system here (BE RESPECTFUL!). |
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