MILLER: Maryland Gov. O’Malley may be smiling over gun-control law, but last laugh is on him

MILLER: Maryland Gov. O'Malley may be smiling over gun-control law, but last laugh is on him

MILLER: Maryland Gov. O'Malley may be smiling over gun-control law, but last laugh is on him The Washington Times ^ | May 16, 2013 | Emily Miller

Posted on 05/16/2013 12:08:16 PM PDT by jazusamo

Maryland citizens had their Second Amendments rights infringed on Thursday when Gov. Martin O'Malley signed more gun control into law. Mr. O'Malley became the third liberal governor this year — after New York and Connecticut — to ram through pointless laws that will do nothing to reduce crime by exploiting the Newtown tragedy. However, Mr. O'Malley's scheme was secretly watered down a little before it became law.

The governor was fixated on banning "assault weapons," even though only two people were murdered by rifles of any type in Maryland in 2011. However, O'Malley's "assault weapons" is less stringent than the ones passed in other states or Sen. Dianne Feinstein's version which failed in the U.S. Senate.

The Maryland version has the "two characteristic test" that was used in the 1994 ban— which means the rifle has to have two specific cosmetic features to be considered an "assault weapon" — rather than the new one-characteristic test that makes more guns illegal.

Beretta USA, which is one of the largest employers in Southern Maryland tried to kill the entire bill. When that proved impossible, the firearms manufacturer tried to improve the legislation in backroom meeting with chairman of the House Judiciary Committee before the final vote in the House of Delegates.

According to Beretta's general counsel, Jeffrey Reh, he asked Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., to eliminate the ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds and the fingerprinting requirement for gun owners.

"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent."

Mr. Vallario, a Democrat, was not able to make those concessions, but he agreed to changes so that fewer guns fell into the category of "assault weapon." The assemblyman crossed out these characteristics: pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, thumbhole stock, telescoping stock and forward pistol grip.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...

TOPICS:Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; US: MarylandKEYWORDS:banglist; beretta; guncontrol; omalley; secondamendment

Thank you very much!!

1 posted on 05/16/2013 12:08:16 PM PDT by jazusamo

I'm sure glad that I already got my load of Beretta 30 rd, 20 rd, 17 rd and scads of 15 rd magazines.

I'll never need to buy another one again.

2 posted on 05/16/2013 12:10:32 PM PDT by Gaffer

Amen.

O'Malley and a lot of other people are going to really be upset if Beretta should move out of MA.

3 posted on 05/16/2013 12:13:17 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)

To: jazusamo; Bender2; sauropod

4 posted on 05/16/2013 12:13:17 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" ~ Ronald Wilson Reagan)

All my magazines were shipped to me somewhere out of Maryland (in Virginia)....would not surprise me if they store, stock and ship them from there....most all of them were actually made in Italy. My guess is they do this because of state taxes in Maryland.

5 posted on 05/16/2013 12:18:04 PM PDT by Gaffer

MA = MD (Maryland)

6 posted on 05/16/2013 12:18:34 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)

O'Mally is a total mental case. He actually thought he could run for President. Now he can't even leave the Governor's mansion without a dozen guards.

7 posted on 05/16/2013 12:19:32 PM PDT by muawiyah

Not trying to nitpick, but MD is the two-letter abbreviation for Maryland.

MA is the two-letter abbreviation for Massachusetts.

8 posted on 05/16/2013 12:20:10 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (November 4, 2008 and November 6, 2012.....Two days that will live in infamy!)

Whats the difference? :)

9 posted on 05/16/2013 12:21:11 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)

To: july4thfreedomfoundation

I posted one minute too late.

10 posted on 05/16/2013 12:21:16 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (November 4, 2008 and November 6, 2012.....Two days that will live in infamy!)

LOL! You make a good point.

11 posted on 05/16/2013 12:23:18 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)

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