The situation:
In most Maryland counties, modern handguns may be used to hunt deer. Any modern handgun used for deer hunting must have a barrel length of 6
inches or more.
Muzzleloading handguns --both single shot and revolvers -- may be used to hunt deer in all counties. Muzzleloading handguns used for deer hunting must
be at least .40 caliber in size with a barrel length of at least 6 inches.
The gun-grabbers:
The Freedom States Alliance is a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to reducing gun-related deaths and injuries through public
awareness campaigns. According to the FSA Web site, .50 caliber guns have effective ranges up to 2,000 yards, or 20 football fields laid end to end.
Deer hunters typically shoot at ranges of 150-200 yards.
"We don't support this change," said Scott Vogel, communications director of FSA. "A .50-caliber handgun can easily puncture a police officer's
vest."
and:
The Humane Society of the United States worries not only about the safety of the hunter but of the deer. The group worries that deer shot by
handguns would suffer needlessly.
"If the hunters were truly interested in a quick and painless death for the deer, they would not use a handgun," said Casey Pheiffer, campaign
manager of the Wildlife Abuse Campaign for the Humane Society.
So which is it? Are the handguns too powerful or not powerful enough? 
It's more than obvious neither the Humane Society or the ironically named "Freedom States Alliance" know jack about firearms or ballistics and most
likely nothing at all about physics. The one thing they both know however is guns are bad and any chunk they can bite out is a good chunk to
them.
Just ridiculous.
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