Del. Vallario writes laws to disqualify people automatically from owning guns then says that is wrong. Is that two-faced?

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: Legislators up in arms about gun policy : Margie Hyslop, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 1/31/2002 : ANNAPOLIS — Maryland House and Senate leaders want to stop a Maryland State Police crackdown on gun owners convicted of minor and, in some cases, long-past offenses. : . : . : . : Mr. Vallario, a Prince George's County Democrat, said Marylanders should not be automatically denied the right to carry or buy a gun unless they have served a sentence of a year or more. : "Jaywalking at a high rate of speed carries a penalty of a year. We don't have offenses that carry less," Mr. Vallario said. : Judges need wide latitude to sentence fairly, Mr. Vallario said, and for that reason disqualification should be tied to the sentence served. : . : . : .

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