Cecil County Stands Up for Second Amendment

The clock is ticking before Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-MD) signs the Maryland Firearms Safety Act of 2013, and Cecil County citizens are sparing no opportunity to express their disagreement.

"Anyone who has read the Constitution should be concerned," Delegate Mike Smigiel (R-Cecil/Eastern Shore), told Patch, during a pro-Second Amendment rally in Havre de Grace on May 4.

On May 7, Cecil County Council passed a resolution deeming the Maryland Firearms Safety Act of 2013 unconstitutional, vowing that no county resources would be used for its enforcement, according to CecilDaily.com.

A group of citizens in Montgomery County is collecting signatures to take the issue to referendum, The Gazette reported. The petition drive is organized through a website called "Free State Petitions."

According to The Gazette, the group must provide 18,579 signatures by May 31 and 55,736 signatures total by June 31 to bring the issue to referendum in 2014. 

The Maryland law regulating ammunition and weapons is set to take effect in October.

During the War of 1812 bicentennial festival in Havre de Grace on May 4, a group of citizens from Cecil and Harford counties held signs protesting the legislation near the Concord Point Lighthouse.

Smigiel said that in the next week to week-and-a-half, the public may see a federal lawsuit filed in response to the Maryland Firearms Safety Act.

See Also:

• Cecil County Council Rejects State Gun Law in Resolution (CecilDaily.com)
• Gun Rally Planned Near Concord Point Lighthouse (Perryville Patch)
• Montgomery Group Starts Gun Law Petition Drive (The Gazette)

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