Rifles and Shotguns – Possession – Age Requirement (Raise the Age Act of 2023)
Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the prohibition on selling, renting, or transferring certain ammunition to a person under the age of 21 years; prohibiting a person who is under the age of 21 years from possessing a rifle or shotgun except under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (121)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 110Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kremerer, Hannibal | AG | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levy, Samuel | Everytown for Gun Safety | Position only |
| FAV | Maryland Chesapeake Chapter, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practition | National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners- MD Chesapeake Chapter | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McGuire, James | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pucino, David | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Waldstreicher, Jeff | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fleetwood, Dee | AWA | Oral |
| UNF | Plaut, Arilobbyist | Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law | Oral |
| UNF | Leager, Kaleigh | Caroline County Commissioner's Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hale, Terry | Cecil County Councils Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | GREGORY, JACLYN | Cecil County Government | Oral |
| UNF | Hornberger, Danielle | Cecil County Government | Oral |
| UNF | Norris, Jonathan | Flip D Scrip PRoductions | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gahler, Sheriff Jeff | Harford County Sheriff's Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mooney, Jason | J2 Defense, LLC. | Oral |
| UNF | Hoff, Roger | Living in Recovery | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Burke, Michael | Maryland Shall Issue | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Grosscup, David | Maryland Shall Issue | 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 + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Spiker, D.J. | National Rifle Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Balazek, John | Self | Oral |
| UNF | Mooney, Karla | TWAW / DC Project / MSI | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hannon, Wendy | Trinity Training | Oral |
| UNF | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Avnet, Evan | USTASC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Frear, Walt | W.Frear Innovations LLC | Oral |
| UNF | Winter, Joseph | Washington County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Amsbaugh, Brent | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Andraka, Nicholas | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Aughenbaugh, Ron | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Barcikowski, David | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Barcikowski, Dominik | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bergstrom, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Blasberg, Dan | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Boston, Frank | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Bradley, Kyle | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Carlin-Weber, Daniel | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Chase, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Coleman, Bryan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Coleman, Willie | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Cooper, Andre | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Cottrell, David | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Davis, Bernard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | DeTello, Nicholas | Individual | Oral + 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 | Position only |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Frear, Lindsey | Individual | Oral |
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Organizations on record
2A MarylandUNF 1
AGFAV 1
AWAUNF 1
IndividualUNF 1
J2 Defense, LLC.UNF 1
Living in RecoveryUNF 1
Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1
Maryland Shall IssueUNF 2
SelfUNF 1
Trinity TrainingUNF 1
USAF VeteranUNF 1
USTASCUNF 1
UULM-MDFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
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…