Public Safety – Licensed Firearms Dealers – Security Requirements
Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Gubernatorial Veto Override (Legislative date: 4/8/2022) - Chapter 55 (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a certain licensed firearms dealer from storing a firearm on a certain premises where the licensed firearms dealer conducts business, unless the premises is equipped with certain security features; requiring a licensed firearms dealer to lock certain firearms in a certain location outside business hours; and requiring the Secretary of State Police to suspend or revoke a certain dealer's license if the dealer is found in violation of certain offenses.
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Testimony (42)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableUNF 34Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Beller, Joel | Baltimore County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Olszewski, John | Baltimore County Government | Oral |
| FAV | Levy, Samuel | Everytown for Gun Safety | Oral |
| FAV | Webster, Daniel | JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health | Oral |
| FAV | Coleman, Ryan | President, Randallstown NAACP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Speaker, Speaker | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Speaker, Speaker | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Collins, Larry | BGD Arms | Oral |
| UNF | Schneider, Mark | Maryland Licensed Dealers Association & Atlantic Guns, Inc. | Oral |
| UNF | Worthy, Donna | Maryland Licensed Firearms Dealer Association | Oral |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Spiker, D.J. | National Rifle Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Santos, Trevor | National Shooting Sports Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pica, Johnlobbyist | Pica & Associates, LLC | Oral |
| UNF | Hafer, Tim | Registered voter & tax payer | Oral |
| UNF | Mooney, Karla | TWAW / DC Project / MSI | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Boston, Frank | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Carlin-Weber, Daniel | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Collier, Cindy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dachis, neil | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | DeTello, Nicholas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hafer, Rebecca | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Kasuba, Thomas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Marceau, Holly | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | McGuire, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Munson II, Jon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Novotny, Art | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Novotny, Katie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Onorato, Nicholas | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sharpless, Bradford | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Wojtysiak, Theodore | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | regan, charles | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
2A MarylandUNF 1
BGD ArmsUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association
UNFPica, JohnPica & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Allied Universal; Automated Health Systems; Benelli USA c/o Pica & Associates, LLC; Beretta USA; Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company…