Demand fairer Gun Laws for Responsible Gun Owners

The Issue

To Amend MD’s requirement to wait 7 days for the purchase of a regulated firearm to permit cash and carry sales of regulated firearms after the first purchase of a firearm. 

The logic of the 7 day wait is to prevent someone purchasing a firearm out of impulse and proceeding to harm someone or a group. That logic however, falls short of being reasonable after the first purchase of a firearm. If someone who already owns a firearm wants to harm someone the 7 day wait on a new regulated firearm will not prevent them from using the firearm already owned, thus nullifying the intent of the law.

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The Issue

To Amend MD’s requirement to wait 7 days for the purchase of a regulated firearm to permit cash and carry sales of regulated firearms after the first purchase of a firearm. 

The logic of the 7 day wait is to prevent someone purchasing a firearm out of impulse and proceeding to harm someone or a group. That logic however, falls short of being reasonable after the first purchase of a firearm. If someone who already owns a firearm wants to harm someone the 7 day wait on a new regulated firearm will not prevent them from using the firearm already owned, thus nullifying the intent of the law.

The Decision Makers

Brian E. Frosh
Brian E. Frosh
Attorney General of Maryland
Dana Jones
Maryland House of Delegates - District 30A

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Petition created on February 4, 2022