Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2023)
What this bill does
Prohibiting firearm industry members from knowingly or recklessly creating, maintaining, or contributing to public harm by the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, or marketing of a firearm-related product; requiring a firearm industry member to implement certain controls regarding the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, marketing, possession, or use of certain firearm-related products; establishing that a violation of the Act is a public nuisance; authorizing certain civil actions for violations; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (33)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Schardt , Tanya | Brady | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cowan, Elly | Compass Advocacy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levy, Samuel | Everytown for Gun Safety | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Position only |
| FAV | Brown, Anthony | Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Herren, Karenlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ladd, Melissa | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Richards, Katherine | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Plaut, Arilobbyist | Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law | Oral |
| UNF | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hoff, Roger | Living in Recovery | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schneider, Mark | Maryland Licensed Dealers Association & Atlantic Guns, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Worthy, Donna | Maryland Licensed Firearms Dealer Association | Oral |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Novotny, Katie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sharpless, Bradford | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |