Maryland Senate Rejects AWB!

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-04-02 06:31pm

By a single vote!...eh, not a good enough margin for me, but
BOOOYAH!

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2004-04-02 06:33pm

Woo hoo!!!

*strikes up another one*

Congrats, Shep, you're one step closer to getting you're toys back.

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2004-04-02 06:33pm

AWB?

What is that?

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2004-04-02 06:34pm

Tribun wrote:AWB?

What is that?

Assault Weapons Ban that didn't really ban anything other than "mean" looking guns.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2004-04-02 06:35pm

Nathan F wrote:
Tribun wrote:AWB?

What is that?
Assault Weapons Ban that didn't really ban anything other than "mean" looking guns.

Erk, forgot to add: The National AWB is about to expire in September, and apparently this one was to be a Maryland state law once the Federal law expired.

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2004-04-02 06:36pm

And is that now good or bad for security against trigger happy weapon-nuts?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-04-02 06:40pm

Tribun wrote:And is that now good or bad for security against trigger happy weapon-nuts?

i don't see any drastic change. since maryland allowed them before, continuing to allow them shouldn't have any major impact.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2004-04-02 06:42pm

Tribun wrote:And is that now good or bad for security against trigger happy weapon-nuts?

Neither one way or the other.

As I said before, the AWB deals mainly with COSMETIC ASPECTS of a firearm, not operational. A crazy trigger happy nutcase could do more damage with a cheap arse shotgun bought from Wal-Mart than some things in the AWB.

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2004-04-02 08:00pm

And is that now good or bad for security against trigger happy weapon-nuts?

This page provides a brief, yet excellent illustration as to why the AWB is so stupid, by comparing one weapon outlawed under the ban (AR-15) and one that is not (Mini-14).