Handgun Roster Board Update (sorry it's long lots of information)
Here is the update on the Board Meeting. I spoke to the woman that coordinates everything. It sounds like there will be more board members there in June however 2 of the members are new and they replaced 2 of the pro gun members. One is a police chief so hopefully he will be pro gun but the second one is a doctor at Johns Hopkins in the gun violence area so I'm not hopeful about that one. Kim the lady that denied everything in March is not supposed to be in attendance.
This meeting will be a LONG MEETING!
There will be a hearing at the beginning for one of the guns that was denied in the March meeting.
After the hearing then the board will review the court case where the judge ruled they were arbitrary and capricious and vacated the denials for 4 guns. The Board will discuss that cour decision and make a decision about the 4 guns. Hopefully the court decision will set precedent and make the rest of the meeting go smoothly.
They are pushing close to 200 guns on the agenda and they won't touch those until after the first 2 sessions are complete.
I still want as many people as possible to show up. However, they are limiting attendance in the room to 35 total people due to fire marshall occupancy restrictions or so they say. However, you can still come and if you don't get into the room you can still stand outside of the room or even stand outside and they can see you all through the windows the point is to let them know we are there and we are tired of the shenanigans. I'm getting there really early to ensure I have a seat in the room and will be taking notes. I will also have a prepared statement that depending on how the meeting goes I may try to speak before the board.
On a side note the Executive Director of Marylanders Against Gun Violence has been lobbying to get anit-gun people on the board. I will probably start playing that game in the future and try to stack the board with pro-gun people. There is one seat that could be filled potentially by someone who has a mechanical or electrical engineering degree. So if anyone meets that criteria DM me.
Lastly, with the limited seating the lady from Marylanders against gun violence does not get a guaranteed seat. So if a large crowd of us show up really early and just wait then she wouldn't get a seat and would have to sit outside. That would be hilarious and make her livid!!🤣 She would probably write a crybaby article about it. That all being said if we do this I would need people who are willing to give up their seat in the event some of the pro gun attorneys show up. We want them in the room because they are the ones that take the board to court. So for anyone who wants to go to this meeting if you DM me I could set up a private group chat on here for us to organize.
The meeting information:
Wednesday June 3rd at 11am Maryland State Police Forensic Science Division 221 Milford Mill Road Pikesville, MD 21208