Maryland Passes Universal Background Check
BY Herschel Smith
4 years, 7 months ago
So you think times can’t get tougher on the poor pols who are laboring so hard on behalf of your well-being? In Maryland, they have found time to infringe on the rights of their own people even more.
Maryland lawmakers gave final approval on Monday to a bill that requires all purchasers of rifles and shotguns to submit to background checks.
State law already requires buyers to undergo a federal background check through the NICS Index when purchasing rifles from licensed dealers. The bill extends that requirement to private sales and permanent gifts.
Anyone who violates the act is guilty of a misdemeanor and could be convicted for up to 6 months, be subject to a fine of up to $10,000, or both. A person who provides false information could be imprisoned for up to 3 years, be subject to a fine of $5,000, or both.
The Maryland House of Delegates approved the bill by a vote of 87 to 47, and the Senate approved the bill by a vote of 31 to 14.
The bill will now go to Governor Larry Hogan. Provided that the governor does not veto it, the act will take effect on October 1.
Or in other words, universal background checks. I do hope gun owners totally ignore it and via person to person transfers, buy and sell until their heart is content.
Because God-given rights.
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On April 6, 2020 at 11:47 pm, BRVTVS said:
And a quick check of the NRA-ILA website shows them singing Governor Hogan’s praises.
On April 7, 2020 at 6:48 pm, Randolph Scott said:
I hearby tell Maryland and any other bullshit organization to go suck a fat one, I will never submit to their demands for any thing. I will purchase and build firearms without their consent, and never submit to a background check.