To: Governor Larry Hogan
Amend Maryland's CAP law.
Amend Maryland's child access protection ( CAP) law. There are too many loopholes, and punishment for its violation is basically non-punitive.
Why is this important?
Maryland's child access prevention ( CAP) law needs to be amended. Its intent 20 years go was to prevent children from accessing firearms due to irresponsible firearm owners. Maryland's CAP law ,one of 28 nationwide, defines a child as under 16, has no penalty for accessing an unloaded firearm, and a maximum $ 1,000 fine for a firearm owner allowing a child to access a loaded firearm. CAP laws do not take away a gun owner's constitutional right to own a firearm , nor do they they tell gun owners how to secure or store their firearms.