″I don’t think there should be any restriction on law-abiding citizens owning guns,″ he said. Rafael Fiol, chairman of the state National Rifle Association, said he disapproved of the board’s work.
Brady is chairwoman of Handgun Control Inc., a national group that lobbied for passage of the state law. ″Despite the National Rifle Assocation’s cries of wolf, we can all clearly see that law-abiding citizens in Maryland will still be able to purchase legitimate handguns,″ said Sarah Brady, wife of former White House press secretary James Brady, who was shot and severely wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt against former President Reagan. The list of legal guns includes more than 600 weapons. 1, though manufacturers who did not submit their guns to the board may do so at a later date. The board judged the quality of manufacture, concealability, weight, size, safety features and intended use. ″I believe Maryland will be a safer place to live because we have taken the time to consider these guns and their use,″ Gov. Tippett, who headed the panel, estimated that at least 100 guns were not considered because manufacturers failed to submit them. Weapons makers were asked to submit their guns for the board’s approval. ″We banned some today and we approved a large number.″ ″Some people said this law would ban all guns in the state of Maryland, but that has not occurred,″ State Police chief Elmer Tippett said Monday. The Maryland Handgun Roster Board, a nine-member panel, has been working for about a year to compile a list of handguns that meet the criteria of a law passed last year aimed at banning so-called Saturday Night Specials - the cheap, small, low-caliber weapons popular among criminals. (AP) _ The state banned the sale or manufacture of eight handguns and at least 100 others also will be prohibited because their manufacturers did not submit them for approval, officials said.
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