Criminal Law - Failure to Properly Store Firearm - Death of Another
Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that a certain ward would gain access to the firearm; and prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised child or a certain ward would gain access to the firearm resulting in the child or ward using the firearm and causing the death of another.
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Testimony (29)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Kroll, Steven | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Oral |
| FAV | Chamblee, Andrea | Moms Demand Action | Position only |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Jarvis, Daniel | N/A | Oral |
| FAV | Kemerer, Hannibal | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coleman, Ryan | President, Randallstown NAACP | Position only |
| FAV | Giordano, Hassan | State's Attorney for Baltimore City | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carter, Jill | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McCray, Donyette | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Parks, Reynard | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mathison, Theodore | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Morris, Randall | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | West, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Rothstein, Melissa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association