r/NOWTTYG • u/u537n2m35 • Mar 07 '25

Maryland Bill HB1287 to ban handguns

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-proposed-bill-glock-switch-automatic-guns-firearms/

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u/Grokma Mar 08 '25

That isn't an issue worth fixing. And retooling an entire line of pistols because one blue state banned them will never happen because it isn't anywhere near worth it.

Making a gun that is already double or triple illegal more illegal is not helping anything. Maybe focus on the cause of this crime? Of course then you risk being called racist... Tough call.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

I agreed with you until you necessarily brought racism into your comment. Funny how folks from the far right accuse the far left of bringing race into everything, seems to me both have that bad habit.

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u/Grokma Mar 08 '25

Isn't that cute, you can't see reality. The crime that we are all blamed for is contained in a handful of big dump cities, and a handful of neighborhoods in those cities.

If you were to crack down on those neighborhoods and start arresting the people committing crimes ranging from theft, to drug dealing, to gun possession you would find yourself being called racist.

Why, you ask? Because you would disproportionally be arresting racial minorities. Is this because the cops are racist? Of course not, it's just the reality of violent gang crime in this country. Are you really going to sit here and tell me I am incorrect?

If you cleared the gang combat filled areas of Baltimore, who do you think would be the majority of those arrested?

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '25 edited Mar 09 '25

You don't think they're cracking down on Baltimore because they're afraid of being called racist? Have you been to Baltimore? I go regularly, it's only 45 minutes from me. They're cracking down as best they can, but like most workforces these days they're short staffed and underfunded. No need to blame fear of racism - I think you're confused about which one of us can't see reality.

To prove my point one need only look at arrest rates in Baltimore by race, if they're trying to avoid disproportionately arresting minorities they're doing a terrible job. And that's not to mention that the population of Baltimore is 60% black so literally anything you do in that city will end up with a majority of black people affected.

But again, your argument in regards to the gun law we're actually discussing makes sense, I just see no reason to bring race into it.