Gun Control & RKBA

benEzra

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7. The Maryland law bans non-automatic civilian rifles with handgrips that stick out, mostly .22's,

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 12:40 AM

Feb 2016

not rocket launchers. There is a huge difference in effect between a rocket launcher that can blow up a building or an armored vehicle, and a non-automatic small-caliber civilian rifle.

The year before Maryland's ban was passed, Maryland had 365 murders in the entire state (2012). All styles of rifles combined accounted for only 5 of them. Banning rifle handgrips and magazines that stick out has nothing whatsoever to do with fighting violence or saving lives.

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/20tabledatadecpdf

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The Maryland law bans non-automatic civilian rifles with handgrips that stick out, mostly .22's, benEzra Feb 2016 #7

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