Duncan backs state ban on military-style weapons (Md)

The Washington Times ^ | 3-13-06 | Metro

[JZelle]

Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan, a Democratic candidate for Maryland governor, testified in Annapolis last week in support of a state ban on military-style weapons. "I lived through what one of these weapons can do during the sniper shootings," Mr. Duncan said, referring to the shooting spree in October 2002 that killed 10 persons and terrorized the Washington area for three weeks. "We don't need these guns on the streets." The bill by Delegate Neil Quinter, Howard County Democrat, would replace the federal assault-weapon ban that expired in September 2004. It would outlaw the sale or possession of 19 specific military-style weapons and all firearms with military characteristics, such as semiautomatic rifles with pistol grips or shotguns with retractable stocks. Similar legislation has died in the last three General Assembly sessions, and lawmakers are skeptical that Maryland's Assault Weapon Ban of 2006 will get out of the House Judiciary Committee. Mr. Duncan told reporters that he did not support further expansion of the state's gun-control laws beyond the proposed ban. Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, another Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, also supports the bill, but does not support further gun-control measures.

[Lancer_N3502A]

Rat definition: ANY magazine fed semi-automatic weapon.

[CodeToad]

"To ban all of the weapons capable of repeating that spree, they would have to ban every single rifle from .22LR on up, including single shot rifles."


They intend to.

Remember: They won't ban your "hunting rifle"; they'll call it an "assault rifle" first.

[Travis McGee]

Just wait for President Hillary, and AG Spitzer.

[CodeToad]

great. I was thinking of sleeping tonight.

[Travis McGee]

Don't forget to BLOAT, and add to your PM's. Lead, steel, copper, silver, gold.

[CodeToad]

My next is boat. must think MB and boat.

[Oztrich Boy]

: John Muhammed could have shot people just as effectively with a .223 caliber bolt action rifle as a Bushmaster AR-15

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Remington 722 in .222Magnum (available from 1950)

[Travis McGee]

I want to be mobile, that's for sure.

[jazusamo]

Is that a Unertl scope on that 722?

[devolve]

I guess my dinky little Charleville is OK

[archy]

To ban all of the weapons capable of repeating that spree, they would have to ban every single rifle from .22LR on up, including single shot rifles.

That's exactly what they have in mind.

[Travis McGee]

Sooner or later.