Schedule wanted for state gun roster

An effort is under way to establish a firm schedule for updating the state's roster of approved firearms, a move that would reduce the time it takes for some handguns to get from manufacturers to buyers.

Just this week seven weapons were added to the roster, including three made by Smith & Wesson in Springfield, bringing the total number of firearms on the list to 379.

The roster was created by the Gun Control Act enacted in 1998, and weapons on the list are approved by the secretary of public safety after testing at a state-approved laboratory. The seven-member Gun Control Advisory Board recommends to the secretary which weapons should be added to the roster.

This is Maryland, where the state must approve every new firearm before it can be sold. This is what happens when you let "safety" drive firearms legislation -- a form of safety that protects no one, just impose more beaurocratic barriers.

Posted on 2003-08-10 21:13:25.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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