Pro-gun patriots had a rally this morning in Annapolis, or “2A Tuesday” as they call it. The plan was to meet with lawmakers, a good thing since there are 24 gun bills that have been proposed this year including one that would repeal the draconian gun control legislation approved last year.
“Right now, gun control did not save the lives of the people in the Columbia mall, but a responsible and educated firearm owner would have,” Sarah Merkle of the Maryland Rifle and Gun Club told the crowd.
Officials of one of the gun owner groups believe that lawmakers will consider further restrictions on gun ownership in the wake of the event, including a bill to raise the purchase age for a shot gun from 18 to 21. The gunman in the mall incident was 19.
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Last week, Vinny DeMarco, the lobbyist who led the effort to get the gun control bill passed last year, said that the new law limiting magazine clips to no more than 10 rounds prevented the mall tragedy from being any worse.
Source: http://www.wbal.com/article/105238/2/gun-owners-converge-on-annapolis-for-2a-tuesday
Really Vinny? Or could it be that the shooter was such a poor marksman he couldn’t do more damage? Could it be he was too impatient to get an illegal gun? Could it be that his intention wasn’t to shoot everybody but his ex-girlfriend and things got out of hand? Anyone can do the shoulda, woulda, coulda, but I’d rather take my chances with a gun than with a law.
Today’s rally was also a campaign opportunity for candidates who are Pro-Second Amendment, including Harford County Executive David Craig, a Republican candidate for governor.
A number of people in the crowd at today’s rally wore buttons that read “David Craig Supports Concealed Carry.”
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Craig said that he believes a concealed carry law might have prevented the Mall in Columbia murder-suicide and other deadly shootings.
Best of luck, Mr. Craig. I have linked his name in case you want to learn more about him.