Posted on 01/02/2003 10:04:24 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:00:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Montgomery County police said yesterday that they will use tens of thousands of tips from the October sniper hunt to track down those who violate Maryland gun laws.
"Our goal is to reduce illegal firearm possessions and violent crimes," said Capt. Nancy Demme, spokeswoman for the Montgomery County Police Department. She also said the intensive crackdown would begin in the county in a few weeks.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Maryland has a special bit of statutory law on the forfeiture of any handguns that the police take away.
http://mlis.state.md.us/1997rs/bills/hb/hb0117f.rtf
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 19 MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20 Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments 21 36C. 22 (a) The following items of property shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture, and, 23 upon forfeiture, no property right shall exist in them: 24 (1) Any handgun being worn, carried, or transported in violation of § 36B of 25 this article; and 26 (2) All ammunition or other parts of or appurtenances to any such handgun 27 worn, carried, or transported by such person or found in the immediate vicinity of such 28 handgun. 2 1 (d) (1) Whenever property is forfeited under this section, the law enforcement 2 agency seeking forfeiture of the property may: 3 (i) Order the property retained for the official use of the law 4 enforcement agency; [or] 5 (ii) [Make such other disposition of the property as the law 6 enforcement agency deems appropriate] DESTROY THE FORFEITED PROPERTY; OR 7 (III) SELL THE FORFEITED PROPERTY TO: 8 1. ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR OFFICIAL 9 USE BY THE PURCHASING AGENCY; OR 10 2. A LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER. 11 (2) Within 30 days of the disposition of the forfeited property, the law 12 enforcement agency shall notify the Secretary of the State Police of: 13 (i) The description of the property forfeited; 14 (ii) The type of disposition made; 15 (iii) The identity of the person to whom the property was transferred 16 for disposal, retention, or resale; and 17 (iv) If the person was a licensed firearms dealer, the firearms dealer's 18 license number and address.
The people on the front line are in Maryland, California, Massachusettes, New York, Illinois, and New Jersey. The explosion will come when this spreads to other states.
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown
I'm looking for help finding a nice used Winchester pre '64 Model 70 in .308
But if the "frogs" in the pots in the states you have menitioned have gotten used to the slowly increasing water temperature, why do you think the same will not happen in all 50 states, overall?
Won't 99% of gun owners roll along with the Stasi prgram, and relegate the 1% to the scorned fringe, holding 99% of that 1% in "social check?"
The temperature of the water is not rising evenly and they understand that they still have an escape that is viable. The frontier kept the pressure off the East Coast during the massive imigration waves of the 18th Century. The South and West provide such a relief valve for the gun grabboid states.
I really do not know where the point of change is. If one looks at the American Revolution in 1772 independence was not gennerally cosidered to be a viable option but by 1775 the war had started.
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown
The fact the BATF and SS are involved in this tells you.
If you are found with a firearm in a state park or national park, it will be confiscated.
ATF Making Arrests While Pursing Tips on Sniper: Finding Individuals With Illegal Rifles
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