The Awful Truth About Maryland's New Background Check Bill
AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File With Thursday’s override of Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill requiring background checks on all transfers of long guns in the state, Maryland Democrats have revealed themselves to be far more interested in cracking down on legal gun owners than in addressing the sky-high homicide rate in Baltimore. I had the chance to speak with Maryland Del. Dan Cox while I was filling on WMAL’s morning show on Friday, and the Republican lawmaker was absolutely incensed by the new measure and its penalties, especially when they’re compared to the existing law on the ...