Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Convertible Pistols
Sponsor: Nicole A. Williams (District 22)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 3:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, purchasing, receiving, or transferring a certain convertible pistol; and defining 'convertible pistol' as any semiautomatic pistol that can be converted into a machine gun solely by the attachment of a switch/auto-sear.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 26FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 21UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Barksdale, Anthony | Baltimore Deputy Mayor of Public Safety | Oral |
| FAV | Herzog, John | Baltimore Police Department | Oral |
| FAV | Kenah, Marylobbyist | Everytown for Gun Safety | Oral |
| FAV | Lickenbrock, Greg | Everytown for Gun Safety | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Earp, Erinlobbyist | Giffords Law Center | Oral |
| FAV | Mavronis, Stefanie | MONSE - Baltimore City | Oral |
| FAV | HATCHER, LANCE | MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Oral |
| FAV | Williams, Nicole | Maryland General Assembly | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yacovissi, Jennifer | Moms Demand Action | Oral |
| FAV | Braveboy, Aisha | Prince George's County State's Attorney | Oral |
| FAV | Bryant, Yasmine | Students Against Sexual Harassment and Assault | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Depkin, Luisa | Team ENOUGH Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Washington, Cortez | Team ENOUGH Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greten, Layla | Team ENOUGH and Baltimore County Commission for Women | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lattimer, Deborah | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Banjo, Joyce | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Barish, Ben | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bellamy, Lorenzolobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cacheiro, Matias | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Williams, Delegate Williamslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hilton, Margaret | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Rosenberg, Adam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Position only |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Muhammad, Galen | Maryland State Director United 2A Collective | Position only |
| UNF | Wright, Cathylobbyist | Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Weber, Johnlobbyist | National Rifle Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Position only |
| UNF | Mooney, Karla | TWAW / DC Project / MSI | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Andraka, Nicholas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bolt, Daniel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Briones, Ella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Johnston, Stephen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Le, Loc Michael | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Morgan, Bruce | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Randol, Steven | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rolfes, Collin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Stevenson, Lisa | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Herren, Karenlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Thoms, Christopher | DPSCS | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Traynor, Owen | Maryland State Police | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Gilbert, Patrick | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
2A MarylandUNF 1
DPSCSINFO 1
Giffords Law CenterFAV 1
Maryland State PoliceINFO 1
Moms Demand ActionFAV 1
UULM-MDFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBellamy, LorenzoRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding; American Forest & Paper Association; Americans for Patient Access; Avaya, Inc.; Bellamy Genn Group, LLC…
UNFJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association
UNFWright, CathyMaryland State Rifle & Pistol AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Assoc