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ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY ON MARYLAND FIREARM POLITICS

(2007-08-01) New gun purchase restrictions enacted in Maryland

Without the benefit of legislation, regulation or any public comment, the O'Malley administration has enacted sweeping new invasion of privacy for any Maryland citizen proposing to purchase a regulated firarm (a handgun or select long guns.)

(2007-03-20) Overview of 2007 Legislative Session

Debate over so-called "assault weapons" dominated what coverage there was of Maryland gun issues, and this particular form of gun control is dead for another year. We lead our retrospectives on the session and what it means for gunowners by covering the first of the bills to die.
  • PART ONE: The big picture and what happened.
  • PART TWO: The trend on any question of "assault weapon" bans in Maryland.
  • PART THREE: Snapshots from the Brady Bunch dog and pony show.
  • PART FOUR: Bill signings and vetos. (Added 6-1-2007)

(2006-12-20) Follow the money

(2006-12-20) Steve Uhrig - RIP

(2006-12-20) Time running out for Montgomery County shotgun range

(2006-12-12) Bye, bye, Poppa Joe

(2006-11-20) Maryland shotgun facility asks for your help

(2006-11-11) Impact of 2006 election on Maryland gunowners

Governor Bob Ehrlich didn’t lose re-election because he failed to implement policy sought by his base. He failed because he didn’t try, and he took much of his party down with him.
  • PART ONE: Failure to lead led to both national and state power shift.
  • PART TWO: State GOP looks for excuses for failure to ignite base.
  • PART THREE: Good news! We're not the state GOP
  • PART FOUR: Bottom line for major parties.
  • PART FIVE: Bottom line for state gunowners.
"I'M SORRY." The apology you'll never hear from Bob Ehrlich.

(2006-11-3) To administration, 'No net loss' is a goal, not a law

(2006-10-17) Ehrlich administration curtails state hunting lands

(2006-10-11) Team Ehrlich works hard to make conservatives irrelevant.

In its Fall 2006 edition, the The Citizens Monitor published our OP ED on why conservatives can't afford to support the re-election of Bob Ehrlich.
Click here for the longer analysis on which this OP ED was based.

(2006-10-11) Maryland GENERAL ELECTION picks

(2006-10-11) Mike Steele: Team Ehrlich's damaged goods

(2006-10-11) Sportsmen on the way to being outfoxed ... again

(2006-10-11) Ehrlich and guns: the awkward truth

(2006-9-13) Overview of primary election results

(2006-9-8) DEMs advocate incompetent ambassador for Maryland legislature

(2006-9-4) Yet more examples of how Delegate Don Dwyer can't keep his stories straight in this election.

(2006-8-18) Party advocacy versus issue advocacy

(2006-8-1) How to use this primary election guide

(2006-8-1) Maryland PRIMARY ELECTION picks

(2006-8-1) `Look! The emeror has no clothes!'

(2006-6-19) Boonsboro, MD, needlessly preserves local gun ban

(2006-6-19) Mid-summer status report on Maryland gunowners' election prospects

(2006-6-19) Election prospects

(2006-4-17) "Maryland Sportsmen Foundation" killed range bill then declared victory - why?

(2006-4-17) Analysis of how MD range protection legislation died

(2006-4-8) "Sportsman of Year" guts range protection bill

(2006-3-17) No magic bullet for gun-crime prosecutions

(2006-2-17) Ballistic fingerprinting restrictions saved in Maryland to flourish elsewhere

(2006-2-17) Delaware on track for enacting right to carry legislation

(2006-2-17) Animal rights activists eating sportsmen's lunch

(2006-1-10) Serio v. Maryland gives expensive spanking to gun grabbers

(2006-1-1) Montgomery County Police given infinite tax money to grab your guns

(2006-1-1) Western MD town mimics Montgomery County by enacting local gun ban

(2006-1-1) Election year politics and the Maryland legislative session

(2006-1-1) Maryland shooting ranges under fire

(2005-12-19) Celebrate a life spent defending freedom

(2005-10-10) Smith & Wesson must die today before it kills our issue tomorrow

(2005-10-3) From Kelly decision to "Protection of Lawful Commerce Act" - 20 years of struggle

(2005-10-1) Prince George's County States Attorney spots GOP candidates 7 points over DEMs in next election

(2005-10-1) Update on administration appointments

(2005-8-22) Ehrlich's Handgun Permit Review Board appointees validate community concerns

(2005-7-25) Conservative activist sues police for return of property

(2005-7-25) Administration plays politics with handgun permit review board

(2005-7-15) Administration issues 'guidelines' for implementing cop-carry law in Maryland

(2005-2-10) Proposed assault weapon ban is still legislation built on lies

(2005-1-21) Time is running out for study of failed gun control laws this term

(2005-1-21) What to do with Bob next election?

(2005-1-21) Administration enforces overreach of 'gun lock' ban

(2005-1-18) Failure of Ceasefire's signature gun program overshadows announcement of new gun bill

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