Gun control draws 2,000 to Annapolis

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 Maryland's gun control debate drew about 2,000 people to Annapolis Friday as the House of Delegates began considering a bill to ban assault weapons, limit magazines to 10 rounds and enact some of the nation's strictest licensing requirements. A House hearing on Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal began shortly after noon and was expected to continue all day and into the night. The Senate passed the bill Thursday. "All of these reforms just might save the lives of little boys and little girls, of moms and dads, of sisters and brothers," O'Malley told a joint hearing of two House committees. "We can and must do more."

The National Rifle Association's chief lobbyist in Annapolis told lawmakers the organization objects to the entire package, which it says represses gun ownership and threatens an individual's right to self defense. "A criminal does not ask permission before attacking your family," Shannon Alford testifed. "A citizen should not have to ask permission from the state of Maryland before protecting her family."

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