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Maryland House Passes Gun Control Bill
Maryland House Passes Gun Control Bill
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Robert Lang
The Maryland House of Delegates has approved its version of a gun control bill backed by Governor Martin O'Malley.
The vote was 78-61.
All of the delegates voting in favor of the bill were Democrats.
Eighteen Democrats joined the 43 Republicans in the House of Delegates in voting against the bill.
The late Wednesday afternoon vote came after delegates debated the bill for more than 11 hours over the last two days.
Although delegates made changes to the bill, supporters say the major provisions of this legislation remain intact.
These include a ban on assault style weapons, a limit on gun magazine clips to 10 rounds, limits on access to guns by the mentally ill, and a requirement that handgun buyers submit fingerprints and obtain a license from the Maryland State Police.
The bill now goes back to the State Senate which either must approve the changes the House made, or form a conference committee with the House to work out a compromise before the legislative session ends for the year on Monday night.
House Speaker Michael Busch told reporters after the vote that he believes the Senate will approve the House changes.
"It was a very emotional issue. It polarized a lot of people. A lot of it breaks down on geography, and where individuals live, you can tell, but I think there's some very significant issues that will help with the quality of live in the communities," Busch told reporters.
House Minority Leader Tony O'Donnell called the bill "deeply flawed."
Earlier in the day Wednesday, the House Judiciary and Health and Government Operations removed an amendment added to the bill last week that would have allowed members of the Maryland Defense Force to be exempt from the bill, including the assault weapons ban and the requirement that handgun purchasers be fingerprinted and obtain a license.
In a letter obtained by WBAL News, Maj. Gen James Adkins told the chairmen of the committees that the Maryland Defense Force is a volunteer organization that provides professional support to the Maryland National Guard.
Adkins told the lawmakers that he opposes the exemption.
"Many have no military training and there is no requirement that they carry weapons as part of their duty. As an organization they do not have weapons; do not train on weapons, and do not have the responsibility to carry weapons in the execution of their support to the Maryland National Guard," Adkins wrote in his letter.
"This group of fine men and women are not a group in need of an exemption from the provisions of the Firearm Safety Act of 2013."
The amendment was one of a number of amendments sponsored by Republican Delegate Mike McDermott.
The committees approved taking out the amendment, as well as several others.
One amendment would have allowed members of the military under 21 to possess weapons that are banned under the law.
Attorneys for the O'Malley Administration told the committees that under federal law anyone under 21 is not allowed to buy a weapon that is regulated, like a handgun.
The committees also approved an amendment that was rejected by the House of Delegates last night.
Under the amendment an off duty police officer would be allowed to carry a weapon on school property, if they are visiting or picking up their own child.
Another amendment would bar anyone from being sentenced to probation before judgment from possessing any weapon, unless their criminal record has been expunged.
Roll Call of House Vote
Here's how members of the Maryland House of Delegates voted for a gun-control measure. The vote was 78-61. A vote of 71 was needed.
Voting "yes" were 78 Democrats.
Voting "no" were 18 Democrats and 43 Republicans.
Democrats for:
Anderson, Curtis, Baltimore
Arora, Sam, Montgomery
Barkley, Charles, Montgomery
Barnes, Benjamin, Prince George's
Barve, Kumar, Montgomery
Bobo, Elizabeth, Howard
Branch, Talmadge, Baltimore
Braveboy, Aisha, Prince George's
Burns, Emmett, C., Jr. Baltimore County
Busch, Michael, Anne Arundel (Speaker of the House)
Cardin, Jon, Baltimore County
Carr, Alfred, Montgomery
Clagett, Galen, Frederick
Clippinger, Luke, Baltimore
Conaway, Frank, Baltimore
Cullison, Bonnie, Montgomery
Davis, Dereck E., Prince George's
Dumais, Kathleen M., Montgomery
Feldman, Brian, Montgomery
Frick, C. William
Frush, Barbara A., Prince George's
Gaines, Tawanna P., Prince George's
Gilchrist, James, W., Montgomery
Glenn, Cheryl, Baltimore
Griffith, Melony G., Prince George's
Gutierrez, Ana Sol, Montgomery
Guzzone, Guy, Howard
Hammen, Peter A., Baltimore
Harper, Nina, Baltimore
Haynes, Keith E., Baltimore
Healey, Anne, Prince George's
Hixson, Sheila, Montgomery
Holmes, Marvin, Jr., Prince George's
Howard, Carolyn, Prince George's
Hubbard, James, Prince Georges'
Hucker, Tom, Montgomery
Ivey, Jolene, Prince George's
Jones, Adrienne, Baltimore County
Kaiser, Anne, Montgomery
Kelly, Ariana, Montgomery
Kramer, Benjamin, Montgomery
Lafferty, Stephen, Baltimore County
Lee, Susan, Montgomery
Love, Mary Ann, Anne Arundel
Luedtke, Eric, Montgomery
McHale, Brian, Baltimore
McIntosh, Maggie, Baltimore
Miller, Aruna, Montgomery
Mitchell, Keiffer, Baltimore
Mizeur, Heather, Montgomery
Morhaim, Dan, Baltimore County
Nathan-Pulliam, Shirley, Baltimore County
Niemann, Doyle, Prince George's
Oaks, Nathaniel, Baltimore
Pena-Melnyk, Joseline, Prince George's
Pendergrass, Shane, Howard
Proctor, James, Jr., Prince George's
Reznik, Kirill, Montgomery
Robinson, Barbara, Baltimore
Robinson, Shane, Montgomery
Rosenberg, Samuel, Baltimore
Simmons, Luiz, R.S., Montgomery
Stein, Dana, Baltimore County
Stukes, Melvin, Baltimore
Summers, Michael, Prince George's
Swain, Darren, Prince George's
Tarrant, Shawn, Baltimore
Turner, Frank, Howard
Turner, Veronica, Prince George's
Valderrama, Kris, Prince George's
Valentino-Smith, Geraldine, Prince George's
Vallario, Joseph, Jr., Prince George's
Vaughn, Michael, Prince George's
Waldstreicher, Jeff, Montgomery
Walker, Jay, Prince George's
Washington, Alonzo, Prince George's
Washington, Mary, Baltimore
Zucker, Craig, Montgomery
Democrats against:
Beidle, Pamela, Anne Arundel
Bohanan, John, St. Mary's
Bromwell, Eric, Baltimore County
Cane, Rudolph, Wicomico
Conway, Norman, Wicomico
DeBoy, Steven J., Sr., Baltimore County
Donoghue, John P., Washington
James, Mary-Dulany, Harford
Jameson, Sally, Charles
Kelly, Kevin, Allegany
Malone, James, Jr., Baltimore County
Murphy, Peter, Charles County
Olszewski, John, Baltimore County
Rudolph, David, Cecil
Sophocleus, Theodore, Anne Arundel
Weir, Michael, Jr., Baltimore County
Wilson, C.T., Charles
Wood, John Jr., St. Mary's
Republicans against:
Afzali, Kathy, Frederick
Aumann, Susan, Baltimore County
Bates, Gail, Howard
Beitzel, Wendell, Garrett
Boteler, Joseph, III, Baltimore County
Cluster, John, Jr., Baltimore County
Costa, Robert, Anne Arundel
Dwyer, Donald, Jr., Anne Arundel
Eckardt, Adelaide, Dorchester
Elliott, Donald, Carroll
Fisher, Mark, Calvert,
Frank, William, Baltimore County
George, Ron, Anne Arundel
Glass, Glen, Harford
Haddaway-Riccio, Jeannie, Talbot
Hershey, Stephen, Queen Anne's
Hogan, Patrick, Frederick
Hough, Michael, Frederick
Impallaria, Richard, Harford County
Jacobs, Jay, Kent
Kach, Wade, Baltimore County
Kipke, Nicholaus, Anne Arundel
Krebs, Susan, Carroll
McComas, Susan, Harford
McConkey, Tony, Anne Arundel
McDermott, Mike, Worcester
McDonough, Patrick, Baltimore County
McMillan, Herb, Anne Arundel
Miller, Warren, Howard
Myers, LeRoy, Jr., Washington
Norman, Wayne, Harford
O'Donnell, Anthony, Calvert
Otto, Charles, Somerset
Parrott, Neil, Washington
Ready, Justin, Carroll
Schuh, Steve, Anne Arundel
Schulz, Kelly, Frederick
Serafini, Andrew, Washington
Smigiel, Michael, Cecil
Stifler, Donna, Harford
Stocksdale, Nancy, Carroll
Szeliga, Kathy, Baltimore County
Vitale, Cathleen, Anne Arundel
Democrats absent:
Carter, Jill, Baltimore
Minnick, Joseph, Baltimore County
5 comments:
goodbye I'm leaving
When referring to firearms, a magazine and a clip are not the same things, but hey, you guys are the firearms & tactics experts.
Caine and Conway got a pass from the gov?
8:31 - This was an associated press (AP) report by Robert Lang, the author, copied with permission. TASC staff did not author this report. Yes, we are aware of what mags and clips are.
Robert Lang is the author of this AP report. Not TASC staff.
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