Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a gun-control bill Thursday banning the sale of assault-style rifles, including the AR-15. The law limits gun ownership for people with mental illness, outlaws the sale of high-capacity magazines and establishes the nation's first new handgun licensing scheme in two decades. The NRA is challenging the law.
Here's the LA Times view:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/...igns-gun-control-law-20130516,0,7299171.story
Here's the Washington Times with the changes made to the bill that remove some of its teeth (but not nearly enough):
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/16/miller-maryland-gov-omalley-may-be-smiling-last-la/
I'll admit that I'm a little sick to my stomach over this one.
Here's the LA Times view:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/...igns-gun-control-law-20130516,0,7299171.story
Here's the Washington Times with the changes made to the bill that remove some of its teeth (but not nearly enough):
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/16/miller-maryland-gov-omalley-may-be-smiling-last-la/
I'll admit that I'm a little sick to my stomach over this one.