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April 12, 2010

With hours to go, wrangling on guns

Going down to the end, the House Judiciary Committee wrangled past 9 p.m. over one final bill, approving a bill increasing penalties for felons possessing firearms by a 12-8 vote, with Chairman Joseph F. Vallario Jr. casting the 12th vote necessary to report a bill to the floor.

It was a classic Judiciary Committee arguments, with Allegany County Democrat Kevin Kelly leading the shouting on behalf of good old boys with an assault conviction and a shotgun in the closet, but the bill is going to the floor. Whether Senate Bill 44 will make it into law, it's still touch and go.

Posted by Michael Dresser at 9:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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"[L]eading the shouting on behalf of good old boys with an assault conviction and a shotgun in the closet...." I'm curious. What is your personal, subjective opinion on this bill?

COMMENT: I have no opinion on the bill, but that's Kevin Kelly to a T.

Posted by: Steve | April 13, 2010 12:07 AM

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