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On Friday, Gov. Martin O'Malley became the second governor to propose gun control legislation since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last month. If it passes the Democratic-controlled state legislature, which it likely will, he will join N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo in implementing the toughest gun control laws in the country.
Just two days after President Obama laid out his proposals, signing 23 executive orders and urging Congress to act, O'Malley proposed his own legislation including banning "all assault weapons," reducing magazine capacity from 20 rounds to 10, requiring a license for every handgun purchase with age restrictions, mandatory safety training requirements, and mandatory fingerprinting. The Maryland State Police would continue to do background checks on every handgun purchase, but this would not include hunting rifles and shotguns, as well as adding mandatory registration for people who move to Maryland with their guns.
"If you have to get a license to drive a car on the street or a motorcycle on the street I think most Marylanders -- Democrats, Republicans, and Independents -- agree that you should have to be license in order to operate a firearm," O' Malley said at his announcement Friday.
The bill also delves into mental health care.
On Friday, Gov. Martin O'Malley became the second governor to propose gun control legislation since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last month. If it passes the Democratic-controlled state legislature, which it likely will, he will join N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo in implementing the toughest gun control laws in the country.
Just two days after President Obama laid out his proposals, signing 23 executive orders and urging Congress to act, O'Malley proposed his own legislation including banning "all assault weapons," reducing magazine capacity from 20 rounds to 10, requiring a license for every handgun purchase with age restrictions, mandatory safety training requirements, and mandatory fingerprinting. The Maryland State Police would continue to do background checks on every handgun purchase, but this would not include hunting rifles and shotguns, as well as adding mandatory registration for people who move to Maryland with their guns.
"If you have to get a license to drive a car on the street or a motorcycle on the street I think most Marylanders -- Democrats, Republicans, and Independents -- agree that you should have to be license in order to operate a firearm," O' Malley said at his announcement Friday.
The bill also delves into mental health care.
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