Even if you don’t live in Maryland, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about how dangerous Baltimore City is. Often making the national news about violence, Baltimore stands as a testament to failed liberal policies, especially on the subject of gun control.
We often use Baltimore as a great example of how gun control has little to no effect on violent crime in the firearms world. This is ironic because Maryland law is a gun control advocate’s paradise, receiving an “A-“from Giffords on their annual “Gun Law Scorecard.” Giffords also ranks Maryland 6th for “strong” gun laws in the country. Here in Maryland, we have the whole package; an assault weapons ban, licensing requirements, training requirements, a registry for handguns, and to cap it all off; Maryland is a “May Issue” state.
For those living in Free America, a “May Issue” state is where the burden is on the citizen to prove why they should be allowed to have a concealed handgun permit. You’d need to provide a good and substantial reason why you should be “allowed” to exercise your right. Often, “self-defense” is not an acceptable reason for the permit because these licensing schemes exist only as a gatekeeping method for the elite to keep firearms out of the hands of the average citizens that need them.
On the other side, in free states, the burden is on the state. Shall Issue makes better legal sense because, just like in the court system where your innocence is assumed, you can carry a firearm if you pass a background check.
So with Baltimore having just gotten through one of its most violent months on record State Senator Justin Ready has proposed SB327, a bill clarifying that self-defense is a “good and substantial reason” and qualifies an individual to carry a handgun.
It’s simple logic that crime would decrease after allowing citizens to arm themselves responsibly. But it’s also backed by data. After Florida changed their laws in the 90s, it saw its murder rate fall from 36% above the national average to 4%. The safest states statistically in the country (According to actual data, not Giffords) are constitutional carry, where a permit to carry isn’t even required!
Shorty Yo od Da Bury is telling all his homies…
Citizens be packen… now, we gots to get jobs
as usual he government creates a problem that they already have a solution for which always ends up with, we the people have to give up our rights. I dont need no stinkin politico, cop, judge, or whatever to tell me what my rights are. my rights as a free God fearing man dont come from any of those fools!
Semper Fi
Whites better start PACKING !!!!! Since Anti-Police / Defund Police is in place by Democrats !!!!
Hogan’s greatest failures are 1) not advancing 2A rights and 2) allowing Baltimore to continue as a killing zone.
As a retired MD Correctional Officer I will tell you incarcerated criminals will tell you they avoid possible gun play when the suspect they will be shot / killed. They are wimps when they know guns are pointed at them and they will be shot.
I was medically unable to renew my MD CCW but I will tell you don’t think I am a pushover. j may be incarcerated for defending myself, Family and property from a murder / thief.
MD should be a shall issue state if you pass the background check which is mandatory for handgun purchases. Feds should be doing their job and punish gun crimes instead of refusing and letting these LIBERAL STATES AG do their work.
BRING BACK THE DEATH PENATY
Watch for the NYR&PA vs BRUIN ruling coming from the SCOTUS this summer
jury nullification, for anyone using a gun to protect themselves! since the politicos and kops cant do their jobs!
easy peasy!