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Baltimore County councilwoman wants to expand gun laws, limiting teens' access
Baltimore County councilwoman has introduced legislation she says is intended to prevent teens from getting their hands on guns.
Vicki Almond, a Reisterstown Democrat who is running for county executive, wants to prohibit people from having loaded firearms in a place where an unsupervised minor under age 18 could get access to them.
The bill introduced Monday largely mirrors existing state law, which prohibits anyone from leaving a loaded firearm somewhere where the person “knew or should have known” that an unsupervised child under age 16 could gain access to it.
Almond’s bill would be more strict than state law because it would include 16- and 17-year-olds. Under both existing state law and Almond’s proposal, violators would face a misdemeanor charge.
Baltimore County councilwoman wants to expand gun laws, limiting teens' access
Baltimore County councilwoman has introduced legislation she says is intended to prevent teens from getting their hands on guns.
Vicki Almond, a Reisterstown Democrat who is running for county executive, wants to prohibit people from having loaded firearms in a place where an unsupervised minor under age 18 could get access to them.
The bill introduced Monday largely mirrors existing state law, which prohibits anyone from leaving a loaded firearm somewhere where the person “knew or should have known” that an unsupervised child under age 16 could gain access to it.
Almond’s bill would be more strict than state law because it would include 16- and 17-year-olds. Under both existing state law and Almond’s proposal, violators would face a misdemeanor charge.
Baltimore County councilwoman wants to expand gun laws, limiting teens' access