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In reply to the discussion: My great liberal state of Maryland becomes first to BAN GUN SHOWS [View all]ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)36. My guess was they just wanted to look good without
really doing anything.
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My great liberal state of Maryland becomes first to BAN GUN SHOWS [View all]
Happyhippychick
Feb 2013
OP
And they banned them only in publicly-owned venues, not private ones.
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2013
#11
Yes, he bought a van-sized fertilizer bomb at the Buffalo Butt Gun Show. really. nt
Eleanors38
Feb 2013
#10
ERoosevelt's 38, guns were his gateway to lethal weapons and intimidation. He was typical right wing
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#34
"...his gateway..." Sounds like the old gateway theory of drugs: Pot leads to Heroin. LOL.
Eleanors38
Feb 2013
#35
I favor legalization of all now-illegal drugs. Legalization means regulation...
Eleanors38
Feb 2013
#57
Wrong- PG County did not ban gun shows, just ones at a publicly-owned arena.
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2013
#7
That lot just can't seem to grok the concept of 'counterproductive', can they?
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2013
#14
I think of Maryland as a Democratic state, but liberal might be overstating it a bit. .......
marmar
Feb 2013
#18
I don't think we even have gun shows in HoCo. I know they have a lot out in Frederick,
madinmaryland
Feb 2013
#22
Good. Hotheads and criminals buy guns at gun shows. No questions asked. They should be banned.
judesedit
Feb 2013
#26
Great news for those of us who actually care about our fellow American's well-being, as opposed
apocalypsehow
Feb 2013
#38