Maryland's Heritage And Reality

As I was growing up and attending school in Salisbury, I was always reminded, especially on Maryland Day, that the nickname of our home state was "The Free State". I took pride in this name because it embodied the principles of our founding fathers who came to this land and settled to exercise the freedoms they weren't allowed in the European countries. Our heritage as Marylanders was one of the most precious endowments passed down to us. See the link below for a brief history of the nickname:

http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/nickname.htmlj

Now you have a legislature with an agenda that would remove the rights and freedoms that the state of Maryland embraced all those years ago. There has been several bils introduced into the 2010 legislative session that would curtail and severely restrict your rights as free citizens, not just in the public arena, but in your own homes. The one bill in particular that I find troubling is Senate Bill 516. This bill would outlaw (make possesors of these items outlaws as well) the terrifying so-called "assault weapons". The ambiguous definition of "assault weapon" is enough to allow for a very broad net to be cast with which to restrict the freedom of the citizens of Maryland to own certain firearms, many of which are in the truest sense, valid sporting firearms. Also, many of the items targeted by this legislation are some of the most valuable home protection devices available. Any attempt to restrict the ownership of these firearms is not only an infringement on the rights of the citizen in a sporting sense, they also remove the rights of the citizens to defend themselves from the predators found lurking in today's society. And for those that would argue that's what the police are for, read the following article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html

Even the Supreme Court has ruled that the police have NO OBLIGATION to protect you from harm. That many fine officers do fulfill this duty contrary to the courts not upholding such actions is a testament to their honor as law enforcement officers. I would urge each and everyone of the readers of this blog not just read this shoddy, morally reprehensible piece of trash, but pass along the information to everyone so that the citizens can defeat it and then make sure that the legislature in the future does not submit legislation to restrict your lawful rights, but to ensure that the legitimate laws on the books are enforced against the repeat offenders that show no regard for the law and that the illegitimate laws are repealed and the members of the legislature who are intent on restricting the rights of law abiding citizens be removed at the next election. To see the bill I'm referring to, follow the link below:

http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/billfile/SB0516.htm--

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy." --British publisher and writer Ernest Benn (1875-1954)