Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024)
Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting firearm industry members from knowingly creating, maintaining, or contributing to harm to the public through the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, or marketing of a firearm-related product under certain circumstances; requiring a firearm industry member to establish and implement certain reasonable controls regarding the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, marketing, possession, or use of certain firearm-related products; authorizing certain civil actions for violations of the Act; etc.
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Testimony (85)
MGA witness listFAV 35FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 46Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Sampson, Kelly | Brady | Oral |
| FAV | Swami, Ramya | Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lieberman, Jim | CIF | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kenah, Marylobbyist | Everytown for Gun Safety | Oral |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Cobb, Madelyn | March for Our Lives | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Position only |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reid, Denise | Moms Demand Action | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yacovissi, Jennifer | Moms Demand Action | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeLong, Michael | Montgomery County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boucher, Kathleen | Montgomery County, MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ward, Lindsay | National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Anthony | Office of the Attorney General | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Anthony | Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | Sullivan, Kevin | Salsbury Sullivan, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shilling, Ken | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dietz, Phyllis | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Files, Christina | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Herren, Karenlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Juberg, Arielle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosov, Jane | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rubin, Jeffrey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Webster, Daniel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schneider, Mark | Maryland Licensed Firearm Dealers Association & Atlantic Guns, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Worthy, Donna | Maryland Licensed Firearms Dealer Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Muhammad, Galen | Maryland State Director for the National African American Gun Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wright, Cathylobbyist | Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McKee, Taylorlobbyist | NRA | Position only |
| UNF | McGuigan, Jake | National Shooting Sports Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pica, Johnlobbyist | Pica & Associates, LLC | Position only |
| UNF | Mooney, Karla | TWAW / DC Project / MSI | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mooney, Jason | Top Notch Trainers | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Burke, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
2A MarylandUNF 1
BradyFAV 1
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun ViolenceFAV 1FWA 1
CIFFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 2
FreeState JusticeFAV 1
March for Our LivesFAV 1
Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1
Moms Demand ActionFAV 2
NRAUNF 1
SELFFAV 1
Top Notch TrainersUNF 1
UULM-MDFAV 1
YearFAV 2
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
UNFWright, CathyMaryland State Rifle & Pistol AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Assoc
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…