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Handguns - Wear, Carry, and Transport Laws - Handbook Publication

Sponsor: Mike McKay (District 1)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: First Reading Judiciary (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Secretary of State Police to annually publish, beginning October 1, 2024, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, a handbook summarizing the State laws relating to wearing, carrying, and transporting a handgun in public; requiring the Secretary to make copies of the handbook available to members of the public in print and electronic form; and requiring the Secretary to notify by e-mail each person who currently holds a handgun permit each time the Secretary publishes an updated version of the handbook.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 18FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FAVPennak, MarkMaryland Shall Issue, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVMooney, KarlaTWAW / DC Project / MSIPosition only
FAVDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
FAVDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
FAVElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
FAVGross, KennethIndividualPosition only
FAVHopkins, BarbaraIndividualPosition only
FAVKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVPhelps, MaryIndividualPosition only
FAVPotter, DavidIndividualPosition only
FAVRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator McKay, Senator McKaylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
FAVsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only
FWAJosselyn, Johnlobbyist2A MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FWAMcKay, MikeIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association