Criminal Law - Rapid-Fire Activator - Switch/Auto-Sear
Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 713 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the term 'rapid fire trigger activator' to be 'rapid fire activator'; adding 'switch/auto-sear' to the definition of 'rapid fire activator' for purposes of certain prohibitions on rapid fire activators; and prohibiting a person from transporting a rapid fire activator into the State or manufacturing, possessing, selling, offering for sale, transferring, purchasing, or receiving a rapid fire activator with a certain exception.
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Testimony (42)
MGA witness listFAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 21Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | McCullough, Robert | Baltimore County | Oral |
| FAV | McCullough, Robert | Baltimore County | Oral |
| FAV | Carr, Amanda | Baltimore County Administration | Oral |
| FAV | Wallace, Kathy | Baltimore County Police Department | Oral |
| FAV | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| FAV | Loeffler, Derek | Baltimore Police Department | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Katana, Shaolilobbyist | Maryland State Bar Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Rhea | OAG | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spangler, Adam | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buckler, Lauren | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ferguson, Meg | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Luedtke, Dawn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Speaker, Speaker | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Speaker, Speaker | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Young, Bethany | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Young, Bethany | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | McGuire, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Buckler, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |