[Trust but Verify]

Do you not understand the reason for it? How many guns are fired during hunting season? Do the cops need to be chasing down hundreds of reports of shots fired at this point in time? Hunters can go elsewhere if they just HAVE to hunt.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Do the cops need to be chasing down hundreds of reports of shots fired at this point in time?

Good point. That pesky Constitution. If they admitted that Maryland is considered a war zone, I'd be more understanding. Right now, it's just a crime ridden area.

[ExpandNATO]

Given the accuracy this sniper has displayed, only those reports of gun fire within range of a victim need to be attended to. The governor of Maryland is an idiot.

[WFTR]

Do you not understand the reason for it? How many guns are fired during hunting season? Do the cops need to be chasing down hundreds of reports of shots fired at this point in time? Hunters can go elsewhere if they just HAVE to hunt.

Please tell me that you are kidding. I would hate to think that a Freeper was stupid enough to write this statement and mean it. I'm telling myself that you have to be parodying the idiot liberals, but I'm not totally sure.

WFTR
Bill

[blackdog]

First of all, hunters are already in a shotgun only zone. I don't even think you are allowed to use a rifle to hunt in Maryland. I don't think too many people will be too keen on walking around suburban Maryland with long guns for quite some time. If they do, they have a need to see Darwin.

I am sure the sniper feels a whole lot safer now! How's this for a catch 22....You have a pistol in your posession, you see the sniper and dispatch him without hesitation, only to face a 20 year conviction for violating the governors order and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. It would happen you know.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

...This ban also includes bow/arrow...

Ok. You had a good explanation for a gun shooting ban, since its a possible war zone. What about bows and arrows? Why did the governor ban them?

[cake_crumb]

"Do you not understand the reason for it? How many guns are fired during hunting season? Do the cops need to be chasing down hundreds of reports of shots fired at this point in time? Hunters can go elsewhere if they just HAVE to hunt."

WHAT?? The sniper attacks are taking place in URBAN AREAS where HUNTERS DO NOT HUNT

What part of the galaxy are you from?

[MacDorcha]

thats all fine and good, but all it takes is a silencer,and then blam, you dont have a clue anyway... not many of these killings happen out in the woods ya know... its just a gungrabber nutcase wanting to use it as a reason to violate our rights. only a killer has a reason to shoot on the streets, which is where its happening, not in the woods.

[texson66]

Real hunters dont hunt in malls, gas stations, etc. He and you are both wrong!

[babaloo999]

This effort is a major step forward. It's about time something heroic was done to stop this sniper nonsense. This will surely stop all homicides in PG county, also. Thank the Lord we have more cheese.

Please add 10 yards for piling on.

[Hot Tabasco]

How many guns are fired during hunting season?

Didn't realize that hunting was allowed in the downtown area. I would have thought that such activity would have at least been miles and miles outside of the urban areas. Since You seem to have a handle on this problem, I salute you for your astute insight.

Thank God the Gov acted when he did, no telling how many more people would have gotten shot. Since he has successfully ended the slaughter, all that is left is finding the killer which should be quite easy. All the gov has to do is interview all the individuals which were actively hunting on the days of the shooting, eliminate them from the scenario and then focus on those hunters with licenses who weren't hunting but may have been in the downtown areas!

Trust but Verify, you are a sheer genius!!!!!!!

[ApesForEvolution]

Surely you aren't serious? I didn't see the < /sarcasm > tag, yet I will assume there's no way you could be.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Do you not understand the reason for it? How many guns are fired during hunting season? Do the cops need to be chasing down hundreds of reports of shots fired at this point in time? Hunters can go elsewhere if they just HAVE to hunt.

..... AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST. When FReepers don't have a clue we are in bad shape.

[been_lurking]

What exactly is the Maryland definition of a "projectile weapon?" Would this include air rifles, sling shots, etc.??? What about those nifty Hilti guns that use powder cartridges to drive nails? Are those to be banned also??

Lots of interesting possibilities here...