Politics & Government
Gun Crime Bill Draws Supporters From Baltimore To Annapolis
It would be harder for the courts to release someone accused of certain gun crimes before trial, according to a bill before MD lawmakers.
ANNAPOLIS, MD — People who are fed up with crime in Baltimore decided to leave the city Tuesday and take their concerns down to Annapolis. Citizens visited the state capital to voice support for HB 423, the Violent Firearms Offender Act. The bill would crack down on people who use guns to commit crimes. “Please read this bill, hear it and pass it for the future of our children and our city,” one participant told the crowd.
“Our politicians at every level has failed us. We have seven straight years of 300 or more homicides in the city of Baltimore,” said Douglas Hamilton, who said he is a member of a group called #SaveBaltimore. “We’re losing, we’re losing the battle and it’s getting worse and our politicians aren’t doing anything. They give it occasionally some lip service but everyone goes back to their wings, goes back to their corners.”
