O’MALLEY ADMIN ORDERED MD STATE POLICE COMMANDER NOT TO ANSWER GUN BILL QUESTIONSAn O’Malley administration official admitted that the Firearm Safety Act of 2013 (SB 281) was not about policy but politics,
according to testimony by a retired Maryland State Police commander.
MD Governor O’Malley’s Deputy Legislative Officer ordered State Police Commander Captain Jack McCauley not to answer a simple question posed to him by a legislator in the run-up to the state’s post-Newtown civilian disarmament bill. Would the [then] proposed ban on “assault rifles” and “high-capacity” ammunition magazines reduce crime?
He was told in no uncertain terms that he was not to respond to the delegate’s question. Had he been able to answer, McCauley said he would have told the committee that
the law would have no effect on crime in Maryland, that banned weapons were almost never used in crimes in the state, it would have no impact on mass shootings, and that those wishing to acquire a magazine with a capacity greater than ten rounds would purchase one out-of-state, rendering the ban ineffective, except to restrict the choices of firearms and magazines by law-abiding citizens.
http://watchdogwire.com/maryland/2014/05/26/omalley-admin-ordered-md-state-police-commander-not-to-answer-gun-bill-questions/
