I'm Sure This Will Get Twisted Around Somehow

But in the meantime, let's be glad O'Malley is doing something newsworthy:

ANNAPOLIS, MD (May 19, 2009) - Governor Martin O’Malley today joined Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House Speaker Michael E. Busch to sign a number of public safety measures into law, including legislation that takes firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers and legislation enacting stricter penalties for drunk drivers and establishing speed cameras in highway work zones to protect drivers and road workers. In addition, Governor O’Malley signed into law today a provision that positions Maryland as the nation’s leader in developing Health Information Technology, enhancing the safety and efficiency of our health care system.

“One of our most solemn obligations as public servants is the safety of the citizens we serve, whether in our homes, throughout our neighborhoods, or on our roadways,” said Governor O’Malley. “The legislation signed today enhances public safety by improving safety on our roadways by cracking down on drunk driving and speeding, and in our neighborhoods by removing firearms from the hands of domestic abusers. In
addition, today we honor Marylanders with impairments by ensuring their safety with the creation of the Silver Alert, a statewide message system in the event an elderly or impaired citizen is lost or missing.”



It's not a question of whether someone will object to "having guns taken away" (even if the offender is beating up their kid) but when. And most likely this legislation will be mentioned in a future conversation about gun laws, minus the context of it applying to domestic abusers.

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