Gun Rally Set for Saturday in Aberdeen
The 'Pro-2A Rally' will take place off Beards Hill Road at Route 22 on March 16.
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As Maryland lawmakers consider the Maryland Firearm Safety Act of 2013, a group in Harford County is taking a stand.
Specifically, it will be standing at the intersection of Route 22 and Beards Hill Road in Aberdeen Saturday afternoon.
Organized by Maryland Liberty Political Action Committee and the Harford Campaign for Liberty, the "Pro-2A Rally" aims to get the ear of one politician in particular.
"We want Delegate (Mary)-Dulany James to do the right thing and vote against this bad piece of legislation," Joe Fleckenstein, treasurer of the Maryland Liberty Political Action Committee, told Patch.
James is the only Democrat on the seven-member Harford County delegation, the majority of which wants "to derail" the firearm regulations proposed in Annapolis, according to The Baltimore Sun.
While the rally in Aberdeen is geared toward influencing James, it is not about her; it's about the issues, according to Fleckenstein. The issue is the second amendment, which states that "a well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."
By participating in the "Pro-2A Rally," organizers say they are working to uphold their rights outlined in the Constitution.
"It is not personal, and never is," Fleckenstein said. "All elected officials swore an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, and we want the officials who represent Harford County to uphold their oaths of office, which includes full support of the 2nd Amendment."
Lawmakers in Annapolis are considering legislation that Gov. Martin O'Malley proposed to regulate guns, including banning high-capacity magazines and assault-style rifles. The bill passed through the senate and is awaiting a vote in the house.
The Pro Second Amendment rally in Aberdeen will be from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, at the intersection of Route 22 and Beards Hill Road.
MDPatriot
11:06 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
It is a sad day when certain people that are elected by We The People, and are supposed to work FOR us and to UPHOLD and DEFEND the Constitution, are only in the political game for personal gain! It is VERY obvious that the majority of DEMOCRATS in Annapolis, The Peoples Republic of Maryland, are disregarding their sworn oath.....they are heel-bent on taking away our freedom and liberty, first by disarming the law-abiding citizens and then taxing us to death! They have NO CLUE as to how to go about creating procedures to actually protect law-abiding citizens from thugs and criminals using firearms, knives, bats or, whatever type of instrument to be used as a weapon! Now, they want to make us helpless without being able to defend ourselves! This entire anti-gun ban crap is a knee-jerk reaction to the most recent "mass shooting" at the Sandy Hook School. There is absolutely NO THOUGHT GIVEN to what the Democrats are trying to do! Wait! There is only ONE thing all of these useless gun/ammo bans and tax/license creations will do....that is to create an upward spike in the Maryland rate of HOMICIDES! I wonder how well those that vote for all of the useless, wild anti-gun bills will sleep knowing they contributed to those homicides? It is PROVEN that gun bans and confiscation of guns from law-abiding citizens do NOT provide safe "gun free zones".....anyplace that it has ever been implemented. In fact, it only created a higher HOMICIDE rate!
A MD Citizen
11:47 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Well said My Brother In Arms !!!!!
Glenn Gall
1:59 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Why is it that gun nuts always forget that the Second Amendment mandates a "well regulated" militia? Face reality gun owners: your numbers are shrinking, your political influence is waning, and your median age is higher than that of Fox News viewers. The general public knows you will never attempt to comprehend the true meaning of the Second Amendment (Try actually reading the Heller decision), so we will just have to wait for the majority of your ranks to die of old age. Looks like a short wait.
lol right
5:09 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Umm, because it reads "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" NOT "the right of the militia to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Do you need help reading?
Firearm owners not shrinking, don't kid yourself too much.
Pastor Ben Cordle
3:00 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
As a US citizen we have the right to bear arms. The liberials and anti-gun groups need to realize that guns are tools, dangerous tools if misused, just like any other dangerous tool in a persons tool inventory. Do we take an eletrical saw or drill away from a carpenter? Do we take a set of chef knives away from the chef or Butcher knives away from the Butcher? Or any other tool away from the person that uses them for a living. No we teach them how to use them safely and we give classes on proper useage.
I grew up around guns and was taught to use them properly and to respect them. I have also taught my children and grand children the same.
Rick Kummer
3:57 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
To Glen Gall, You are obviously suffering from the neurotic affliction all liberals have when selectively quoting passages of law; the 2nd amendment does not "mandate" a militia, it merely empowers the right. And I have read the Heller decision! I don't know what fairy tale you were reading but it specifically grants the right of self protection to citizens entirely separate from provisions for a militia. In any case the Federal register effectively makes all able bodied citizens "militia" for purposes of defense as they make up the citizen pool from which the draft is based. Why are liberal blowhards so opposed to law abiding citizens merely excircizing their god given constitutional right to self protection, sport and being an active participant of being a citizen enjoying their civic rights. I can only assume by your pathological opposition that you think we are all whack jobs and that you have the right to victimize us by making us defenseless to your totalitarian schemes. We WILL NOT let you disarm us.
Glenn Gall
6:56 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Heaven forbid I keep anyone from "excircizing" his or her "god" given constitutional rights. First of all, I don't think anyone who thinks God gives us Constitutional rights should be thinking that I'm neurotic. Secondly, quit avoiding the point; Mandate or not, the second amendment , in your words, empowers a "well regulated" militia. Why do you and your ilk totally ignore that requirement? That was also the point about Heller that you conveniently avoided. Heller allows for sensible regulation and limitations on gun ownership. That's all any reasonable person wants; no one is taking away your hunting rifle or home protection weapon. Quit whining; no one is disarming anybody.
Tim Montoya
10:18 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
A militia generally refers to an army or other fighting force that is composed of non-professional fighters; citizens of a nation or subjects of a state or government that can be called upon to enter a combat situation, as opposed to a professional force of regular soldiers or, historically, members of the fighting nobility. Some of the ways the term is used include:
Defense activity or service, to protect a community, its territory, property, and laws.[2]
The entire able-bodied population of a community, town, county, or state, available to be called to arms.
A subset of these who may be legally penalized for failing to respond to a call-up.
A subset of these who actually respond to a call-up, regardless of legal obligation.
A private, non-government force, not necessarily directly supported or sanctioned by its government.
An official reserve army, composed of citizen soldiers. Called by various names in different countries such as; the Army Reserve, National Guard, or state defense forces.
The national police forces in several former communist states such as the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries, but also in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia. The term was inherited in Russia, and other former CIS countries. See: Militia (Police).
In France the equivalent term "Milice" has become tainted due to its use by notorious collaborators with Nazi Germany.
A select militia is composed of a small, non-representative portion of the population, often politicized.