Posted on 02/11/2013 7:38:14 AM PST by EXCH54FE
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley took a swipe at the National Rifle Association on Friday, publishing a blog post on O’Malley’s state Web site titled “The NRA: Drowning out Marylanders.”
The governor’s move comes two days after gun-rights advocates swamped the first bill hearing on O’Malley’s proposed gun-control legislation in the wake of the December mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Over 700 people, the vast majority opposed to O’Malley’s plan, signed up to testify outside the Annapolis hearing room on Wednesday. Another 300 signed petitions against the bill at a rally outside the State House.
O’Malley has proposed an assault-weapons ban and new licensing rules that would require gun purchasers to submit to digital fingerprinting. His bill would also seek to enhance school security and expand the number of categories of mental-health problems that can preclude state residents from owning guns.
On Friday, the blog post written by Zoe Pagonis, a staffer in the governor’s office, suggested that the show of force on Wednesday was misleading.
“The majority of Marylanders, including many responsible gun owners, support common sense legislation to prevent gun violence,” Pagonis wrote. “But the PR wing of the NRA, lobbyists for gun manufacturers, and others who want to block any and all gun safety ideas would have you to believe otherwise. For weeks, they’ve been spreading falsehoods and using scare tactics to mislead Marylanders.”
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The man child has forced my hand ...
He forced me to educate myself, take appropriate measures to protect myself and my family ... and I found a new hobbie that is actually an "adult" hobby ... not like xbox with the kids.
Good for you. Learn your hobby well!
But the difference in this state after being away for a decade and a half is bewildering and discouraging. It seems like literally everyone is lining up for handouts and begging the govenment to do this or that. Doesn't anyone have any pride in themselves anymore?
Good. Why don’t you drown yourself, “Governor”?
Geeeeez. I wouldn’t line my cat’s litterbox with this liberal media dreck. For one thing, I believed they way undercounted the number of people who signed up to testify AND the number of people attending the rally. The probably just stripped the 1’s from “1700” and “1300.”
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
He is a filthy, demagogic bastard who will do anything to win the 2016 Democratic presidential primary.
Yes, there is very little support for O’Malley’s gun grab, and a very large number of people committed to killing it.
Vox populi, the voice of the people.
The NRA was a minor factor — they were busy with the national gun-grab. This was very much a grass-roots movement in MD.
Every day I think not another can go by with a liberal saying something so incredibly stupid. Yet the sun again rises and I am proven wrong.
May God with all of the fight against him.
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