Posted by Phil Lee (216.250.238.57) on October 15, 2000 at 10:18:
Md. Senate Endorses Built-In Gun Locks
Groundbreaking Bill Advances to House
Daniel LeDuc, 03/28/2000, The Washington Post, Page B01
Senators from Montgomery and Prince George's counties and Baltimore helped push through a vote yesterday that would make Maryland the first state in the nation to require that all handguns be sold with built-in locks.
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Sen. Brian E. Frosh (D-Montgomery) said: "There's an epidemic of gun violence in this country. Handguns and handgun use are out of control. This will make some small impact on that."