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State Police tell Judiciary Committee Gun Center now mandatory, recommended nearly 30,000 charges in 2024
Summary
Maryland State Police briefed the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 9 about the Maryland Gun Center’s 24/7 operations, data checks and case categories. Presenters said the center recommended almost 30,000 charges statewide in 2024 and that a 2022 law made use of the center mandatory for law enforcement.
Annapolis — The Maryland State Police told the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 9 that the Maryland Gun Center now operates 24 hours a day to support law enforcement across the state and recommended nearly 30,000 criminal charges in 2024.
Lieutenant Colonel Rosemary Chappell of the Criminal Investigation Bureau introduced the briefing and said the Gun Center’s command staff would “share with you insight into their division's operations.” Detective Sergeant Michael Sauer, assistant commander of the Maryland Gun Center, described the unit’s work in vetting firearm-related arrests and providing information to local police and state’s attorneys.
The Gun Center, Sauer said, was made mandatory for all Maryland law enforcement on Oct. 1, 2022, and its responsibilities were expanded on Oct. 1, 2023, to require notification when firearms are seized in connection with final protective orders. “The Maryland Gun Center is a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week operation that…
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