Firearms – Tracking Technology
Sponsor: Pam Queen (District 14)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from engaging in a certain bulk firearm transfer unless each firearm that is part of the transfer contains a certain embedded tracker; requiring a seller or other transferor who engages in a bulk firearm transfer to transmit to the Secretary of State Police certain information; providing that a violation of the Act is a civil offense and subject to a fine of up to $2500; and requiring the Secretary to establish a certain database to store information about each bulk firearm transfer in the State.
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Testimony (40)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 33UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gibson, Rich | Howard County State's Attorney's Office | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCarthy, John | Montgomery Co State's Attorney | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coleman, Ryan | President, Randallstown NAACP | Position only |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Queen, Delegate Queenlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Queen, Pamela | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Muhammad, Galen | Maryland State Director for the National African American Gun Association | Oral |
| UNF | Pica, Johnlobbyist | Pica & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Amsbaugh, Brent | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Chase, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Cirone, Christine | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Collins, Katharine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cooper, Andre | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mathison, Theodore | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Novotny, Art | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Smith, Chris | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Welch, Franklin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | West, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Anderson, Kathy | Maryland State Police | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
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…