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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB1337

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Legislation Overview

Title: Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Active, Reserve, or Retired Military

Subject: Public Safety: Armed Forces: Guns: Licenses: Veterans

Description: Establishing a presumption that an applicant for a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun has a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun if the applicant is an active, reserve, or retired member of the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard.

Session: 2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: March 6, 2018

Sponsors

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7 sponsors: April Rose (R);Wendell Beitzel (R); Jason Buckel (R); Jeff Ghrist (R); Susan Krebs (R); Matt Morgan (R); Haven Shoemaker (R);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (7 of 141)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 6, 2018 Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
House Feb 9, 2018 First Reading Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 10, 2018 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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