Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Possession and Permits to Carry, Wear, and Transport a Handgun
Sponsor: Luke Clippinger (District 46)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 651 (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the penalty for a violation of the prohibition on wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun; requiring the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to annually report certain information to the Governor and General Assembly; requiring the Department of State Police to transmit a certain summary of certain laws relating to firearms to certain persons; requiring the Secretary of State Police, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a certain curriculum; etc.
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Testimony (63)
MGA witness listFAV 20FavorableUNF 41UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Schardt , Tanya | Brady | Oral |
| FAV | Wolcott, Clinton | Critical Issues Forum | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levy, Samuel | Everytown for Gun Safety | Oral |
| FAV | Colmers Cowan, Elly | Giffords / Compass Advocacy | Oral |
| FAV | Lennig, Dorothylobbyist | House of Ruth MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kraska, MJ | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Benjamin, Peter | Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence | Oral |
| FAV | Chamblee, Andrea | Moms Demand Action | Oral |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Kemerer, Hannibal | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Clippinger, Delegate Clippingerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Clippinger, Delegate Clippingerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Herren, Karenlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McGuire, James | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Plaut, Arilobbyist | Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law | Oral |
| UNF | VanDyke, Clyde | CECIL COUNTY GOVERNMENT | Oral |
| UNF | Burke, Michael | Maryland Shall Issue | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Spiker, D.J. | National Rifle Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Xavier | None | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Position only |
| UNF | Abt, Frederick | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Amsbaugh, Brent | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Aughenbaugh, Ron | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Briones, Ella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Carlin-Weber, Daniel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Clary, Frank | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| 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 | Ferguson, Jesse | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | GUNDLING, JOHN | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kohler, Gene | 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 | Position only |
| UNF | Morris, Randall | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Novotny, Art | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Novotny, Katie | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Oyarzo Sr., Kevin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sharpless, Bradford | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Watkins, Charles | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | West, Derek | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
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Organizations on record
2A MarylandUNF 1
BradyFAV 1
House of Ruth MDFAV 1
Maryland Shall IssueUNF 1
Maryland State PoliceINFO 1
Moms Demand ActionFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
NoneUNF 1
USAF VeteranUNF 1
UULM-MDFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
UNFJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association
UNFPlaut, AriBoston Plaut Attorneys at LawRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…