Tighter Gun Rules Pass the Maryland Legislature
Source: NYT
Sweeping restrictions on gun ownership passed the Maryland General Assembly on Thursday, including a ban on new purchases of assault weapons, a 10-bullet limit on magazines and requirements that handgun buyers undergo fingerprinting and target training.
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With President Obama’s gun legislation stalled in Congress, Maryland becomes the fourth Democratic-led state to enact restrictions. It follows New York, Colorado and Connecticut, which on Wednesday passed one of the nation’s toughest laws, 3 1/2 months after the massacre of 26 children and educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School there.
Maryland joins seven other states and the District of Columbia in banning new sales of military-style assault weapons, a measure dropped by Congressional gun control advocates because of fierce opposition.
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Under the bill, handgun buyers must pass a background check, submit fingerprints and undergo training in a classroom and on a target range. They would then be issued a license like a state driver’s license.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/us/tighter-gun-rules-pass-the-maryland-legislature.html
See also Baltimore Sun "Senate gives final approval to gun bill"
(This is in a Senate with 33 Democrats and 14 Republicans, so 5 Democrats might have joined the Republicans in voting no.)
