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SENATE GUN BILLS
SB0001
Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023)
Prohibiting the possession of a firearm on any private property without the property owner's express permission either to the person or to the public generally. Prohibiting the possession of a firearm within 100 feet of a place of public accommodation (hotel, restaurant, bar, movie theatre, etc.). Penalty on conviction is imprisonment for a period not exceeding 1 year. There is no provision for a fine as an alternative to prison time. OPPOSE
SB0060
Public Safety - Handgun Permit - Preliminary Approval
Streamlining the application process to enable an applicant to apply for preliminary approval of a permit application without having to first complete the required training course. Providing a certain time period to complete the necessary training course after receiving preliminary approval. Essentially a revision of the sequence of events. In the post Bruen era, this bill serves no purpose. No Position
SB0086
Rifles and Shotguns – Possession – Age Requirement (Raise the Age Act of 2023)
Prohibiting the sale, rental, or transfer of ammunition to a person under the age of 21. Prohibiting the possession of a rifle or shotgun by a person under the age of 21 with certain exceptions unless the person is otherwise prohibited from possessing a rifle or shotgun. Exceptions are a temporary transfer or possession of a rifle or shotgun if the under the age of 21 person is under the supervision of a non-prohibited person over the age of 21, acting with the permission of the parent or legal guardian of the transferee or person in possession, transfer by inheritance of title but not possession, is a member of the armed forces while performing official duties. The temporary transfer or possession of a rifle or shotgun if the person is participating in marksmanship training of a recognized organization and is under the supervision of a qualified instructor. Or, the person is required to possess a rifle or shotgun for employment. The possession of a firearm for self-defense or defense of others against a trespasser into the residence of the person in possession or into a residence in which the person is an invited guest. Violation is a misdemeanor subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
Additionally, a licensee or any other person many not, sell, rent, loan or transfer a rifle or shotgun to a person the licensee or other person knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under the age of 21 unless the borrower may possess a rifle or shotgun under §5-205(C) of this subtitle in the bill. OPPOSE
SB0113
Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2023)
Prohibiting certain firearm industry members from knowingly or recklessly creating, maintaining, or contributing to harm to the public through the sale, manufacture, importation, or marketing of a firearm–related product under certain circumstances; requiring a firearm industry member to establish and implement certain “reasonable” controls regarding the sale, manufacture, importation, distribution, marketing, possession, and use of certain firearm–related products; establishing that a violation of this Act is a public nuisance; authorizing the Attorney General or certain persons to bring an action against a firearm industry member for violations under this Act; and generally relating to civil actions against firearm industry members. Requires that the firearms manufacturers be clairvoyant and foresee how their products will be used after they leave the factory. An outright attack aimed at the destruction of the firearms industry via economic warfare. OPPOSE
SB0118
Criminal Law - Prohibitions on Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms
Prohibiting a person from possessing a firearm on any private property not owned by the person unless the property owner has given express permission or has posted the property with a clear and conspicuous sign that the possession, wear, carry or transport of a firearm is permitted on the property. With no exceptions, firearm possession is totally prohibited on any property controlled by the Federal government, State Government, or a Local government. There is no exception for persons with a valid Maryland permit to wear and carry a firearm. Violation incurs a penalty of up to 2 years or a fine not exceeding $5000 or both. OPPOSE
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