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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB229

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms - Handgun Qualification License - Live-Fire Component

Subject: Public Safety: Education: Guns: Licenses: Safety: Weapons

Description: Providing that the firearms orientation component of a specified firearms safety training course required to be taken by a person to be issued a specified handgun qualification license need not include a practice component requiring the person to fire rounds of live ammunition.

Session: 2016 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: March 9, 2016

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

14 sponsors: Bob Cassilly; Gail Bates; Adelaide Eckardt; George Edwards; Stephen Hershey; Michael Hough; J Jennings; Wayne Norman; Justin Ready; Edward Reilly; Johnny Salling; Andrew Serafini; Bryan Simonaire; Stephen Waugh;

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 30% (14 of 47)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 9, 2016 Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Jan 21, 2016 First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 21, 2016 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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