“When it comes to gun violence too many people want to just look the other way,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat who represents portions of Montgomery, Frederick and Carroll counties.
Van Hollen, who is running for U.S. Senate, is in favor of a law that would require Americans to acquire a permit akin to a driver’s license before they could purchase a gun.
The Montgomery County chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence organized the event. One of the rally’s speakers was Cathy Mitchell, whose son was shot to death in D.C. by a 22-year-old man who had been arrested numerous times for illegal possession of a firearm.
“How can we not have gun registration? How can we not? There’s no reason,” Mitchell said during the rally.
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What a waste of time. All these people getting together to do what? Make us aware that there is gun crime? Not needed. To make us aware that killing is bad? Not needed. All these mouth breathers in one place. More feel good do nothing activities. These people need to stop gathering to be told what to think and instead start using that lump 3 feet about their butt for something other than a hat rack.
ReplyDeleteVan Hollan we already have this in MD
ReplyDeleteThey want Rockville to become the next Baltimore!
ReplyDeleteThey might just get it - with the looneys there too!
Md. has gun registration, and you have to have an HQL card to buy a regulated firearm. All this has really put a stop to gun crimes in Baltimore hasn't it?
ReplyDelete10:11 And...before the HQL, you had to obtain certification from the MSP website, which was free. The HQL simply monetized what was already there.
ReplyDeleteFees and Taxes is all they care about.
Mandating this permit.. how will this prevent a criminal, who disobeys the law anyway, from getting a gun?
ReplyDeleteIt will not. It cannot.
So what's the point?
10:56 Adding revenue for the state to waste. Duh.
ReplyDeletePeople who lose their driving privileges still drive. People who don't have driver's licenses drive anyway. People who don't have gun licenses won't have guns? Explain this to me.
ReplyDeleteThey should make heroin illegal too.
ReplyDelete....Shall Not Be Infringed....
ReplyDeleteI have trained my guns to shoot anyone who tried to take them.
ReplyDeleteAll I want for Christmas is a new shotgun , AR 15, AK47, and since I've been so good this year can you throw in a Glock.
ReplyDeleteAlready have UN-constitutional gun laws here now that the liberal judges uphold.
ReplyDeleteBought myself a .357 mag for Christmas. Yaaaa
ReplyDeleteOf course they will send SOMEONE ELSE to collect the guns.
ReplyDeleteAnd who will they send?
Death wish storm troopers WITH GUNS.
Guns are bad unless they are used to take guns, is that it??
The idea will not go anywhere. No one wants to be one the team that's starts that dumb stuff.
Aim for the head.
Keep cheering!!
7:57 PM
ReplyDeleteI apologise to my family ahead of time because that is exactly what I will do. I am sure I will wind up being the bad guy for standing up for my rights, and probably dead, but you gotta do what you gotta do.