Firearms Control
LWVMD Supports Action to strengthen gun control laws.
Support for:
- requirement of a proficiency test as part of the procedure for obtaining a hunting license.
- restriction on the availability of handguns (not including the banning of handguns).
- registration of all handguns including more effective identification process.
- compilation of more adequate and uniform firearm and firearm crime statistics by the State Police.
- development of police public relations programs to educate the public about firearms, especially gun safety, gun laws, and gun crime, and accident statistics.