Del. Wayne Hartman (R-Wicomico-Worcester) urged fellow lawmakers on Wednesday to pass legislation that would allow workers in high-risk professions — including firefighters, EMTS, probation officers, nurses and security guards at houses of worship — to carry handguns.
“This bill would require the secretary of the state police to issue a permit to carry, wear or transport a handgun to a person who meets certain requirements and is employed in certain professions. Those assumed-risk professions would be correctional officers, probation officers, firefighters, EMTs, rescue-squad members, security guards for churches and religious organizations, physicians, physician’s assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners,” Hartman said at a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Annapolis.
“Unfortunately, as times change, there has been many events that lead up to the need for this bill. In 2018 an off-duty correctional officer was killed on the street in Queens, New York. In 2016, a female correctional officer was killed in Brooklyn in a drive-by shooting. In Virginia, in 2019, a firefighter was killed on the night of Thanksgiving. She had just spent her Thanksgiving delivering Thanksgiving meals to the most unfortunate — only to be shot and killed that night while responding to a call.”
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uuuummmm, NO. there should be no requirement. anyone that can own a handgun should be able to carry it.
ReplyDeleteeither open it to all, or close it to everyone, including politicians, police, and bodyguards for the rich
If foundation savers are allowed to carry, everyone should be allowed. They have the biggest egos and the shortest fuses of any service provided to the general public. They really are not special, they just get to play with special big toys.
DeleteWhy is their life more important than mine? We all should legally be able to. It shouldn't matter whether you carry money or do a certain job. My life is no less important than theirs!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteALL people should be allowed to wear and carry firearms!! Period.
ReplyDelete9:32 Because they are wards of the state and as such, the state will protect them at all cost... Point in case, I will forward you to that case involving a cop a year or so ago, where everyone knew this cop was guilty of violating laws and peoples rights, and even knowing they would lose the court case and then be sued, they still spent 800k+ to defend this cop, who was found guilty as we all knew, and just so the cops didn't have to say sorry or look bad becasue (they know most of you people have pea brains and will either forget or are to stupid not to see their lies), they spend all this money to defend them to make the public who are morons think the cop was targeted, and then got sued and lost even more money, and well the tax payer lost here because they are the ones who foot the bill for this crap...
ReplyDeleteThere is a city called leon vally in Texas who's council people say, they have insurance for this kind of thing, for when cops abuse the laws and violate rights and will be sued, they expect you tax payers to pay the bill every time...
Firemen are not wards of the state. When in the hell did you get that idea from 1006
DeleteAll men are created equal and endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights. The right to protect our lives is included in that. I include myself and all humans in this category, period. No one is any more important that another.
ReplyDeleteSo everybody in government and healthcare need to protect themselves, but the citizens have no right. Get it?
ReplyDeleteTeachers in Baltimore need guns too!
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