HB 636

Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain prohibition to prohibit a person from storing or leaving a loaded or unloaded firearm in a location where a minor could gain access to the firearm; repealing a certain exception to the prohibition; prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded or unloaded firearm in a location where an unsupervised minor could gain access to the firearm and an unsupervised minor does gain access to the firearm; etc.

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Testimony (69)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableUNF 48Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Byrne, Julia	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nichols, Lindsay	Giffords	Position only
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	MDAAP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Buckingham, Stephen	UU Legislative Ministry of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	young, sophia	brady united	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	klaitman, jessica	cif	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	wolcott, clinton	cif	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	king, john	former US sec of education/mpgv	Position only
FAV	nichols, lindsay	giffords	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	deLong, michael	mpgv	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	harvey, tom	mpgv	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	herren, karenlobbyist	mpgv	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	mckibben, linda	mpgv	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	mpgv, volunteer	mpgv	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wirzberger, Michelle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	benjamin, peter	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	melnick, jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	whitman, glen	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	willey, melissa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	JOSSELYN, JOHNlobbyist	2A MARYLAND	Oral
UNF	Pennak, Mark	MSI	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
UNF	Weber, David	NRA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Santos, Trevor	National Shooting Sports Foundation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mathison, Theodore	Stoney Creek Fishing and Hunting Club	Written (PDF)
UNF	Adams, Jeffrey	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Benedict, Christopher	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bodine, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brulinski, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Christoffers, Dr. Edward	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cockrum, Chris	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cotter, Edward	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cox, James	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Deutsch, Elliot	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Faith, Derrick	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferguson, Jesse	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Garrison, Donald	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Geiman jr, David	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gillman, Robert	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hersey, James	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hewitt, Scott	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hundertmark, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kopp, Matthew	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kurzmiller, kenneth	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lambert, Torrey	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Libertini, Louis	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	MILLER, JEFF	Individual	Oral
UNF	NOVOTNY, KATIE	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Nechay, nick	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Nitzell, George	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Noer, Hal	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Novotny, Art	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Odonnel, Carl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Poland, Cooper	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Raiford, Casey	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sharpless, Bradford	Individual	Position only
UNF	Shupp, Shawn	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Simon, John	Individual	Written (PDF)