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struggle4progress

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Mon Feb 25, 2019, 09:38 PM Feb 2019

Firearms legislation on 'gun day' in Annapolis MD

By Kate Ryan
February 25, 2019 5:45 pm

... Lawmakers are considering bills that would add new requirements to the sale and transfer of shotguns and rifles, make the manufacture of 3D-printed “ghost guns” illegal, and would add a particular type of long gun to the existing list of already “regulated firearms,” essentially banning it if purchased after Oct. 1, 2013 ...

House Bill 740 targets so-called “ghost guns,” firearms that are made using a 3D printer and that don’t have serial numbers. Maryland Del. Kathleen Dumais submitted the legislation, concerned over the possibility of having guns that are not traceable in circulation.

John Commerford, deputy managing director of public affairs with the National Rifle Association, testified against the legislation.

He told the panel, "Make no mistake, this bill is 100 percent aimed at banning the home manufacture of firearms" ...

https://wtop.com/maryland/2019/02/md-lawmakers-tackle-firearms-legislation-on-gun-day-in-annapolis/

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Firearms legislation on 'gun day' in Annapolis MD (Original Post) struggle4progress Feb 2019 OP
Excellent! A huge step in the right direction! Initech Feb 2019 #1
No sh*t, sherlock! elleng Feb 2019 #2
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