Paintball and Baltimore...

[HoppysMag]

as most of you know paintball is faceing a challenge in baltimore... anyone who lives in this area should head down to the public hearing on the 12th... i dont live in baltimore but i find this to be a cause worth mentioning here is the info from the APG news letter...


BALTIMORE UPDATE - Proposed Ban on Possession and Sales of Markers

Next week, Thursday Sept. 12, paintball will face another challenge.
The Baltimore City Council will have a public hearing. On the agenda:
whether to ban possession and sales of markers in the City.

Anyone who wants to make a statement to the City Council can call,
email, fax, or mail a letter to the council members. And go to the
hearing.

APG has received copies of several letters sent to the councilpersons.
You are welcome to cc: [email protected]www.paintball-players.org/

[ogre55]

Legal note

Regarding the letter attached to the messege, there is a legal point that Mr. Willman made. He stated that one could be charged with a crime if the marker was in his trunk while he was travelling through Baltimore.

The US Supreme Court has stated on many occassions that states cannot make laws that disturb/impede interstate commerce. This is known as the commerce clause.

It sounds like this proposed law would not pass constitutional muster if it were to be tested in federal court. Now Baltimore could tax paintball markers. They could also make licensing laws regarding paintball markers, just as various states have various laws regarding licensing firearms. However they should not be able to ban them outright. At least not in the manner that they plan to.

Ogre

[Coaster]

sucks for me

[1stdeadeye]

A sad day in my home town!

I was born and raised in Baltimore and this proposal just makes me sad. Charm City is becoming more and more closed minded.

If this does come to pass, it will just re-enforce the stereo type "Baltimoron".

[LittMag]

Meeting was supposed to be yesterday, anyone here go? Care to make a report?

[ogre55]

Does any one know what came of the this meeting in Baltimore?

Ogre

[raehl]

We got the city council to agree to redraft the motion to something that made more sense. We'll see what, if anything, they come back with.


- Chris