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CATEGORIES:Legislative Action
CREATED:20220715T094122
SUMMARY:Testimony on Montgomery County Bill 21-22
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about Montgomery County Bill 21-22 . We encourage those who live
  or work in, travel through, or visit Montgomery County, to testify against
  Bill 21-22. The hearing is scheduled for 1:30 pm on July 26th. <a href="ht
 tps://marylandshallissue.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f9a3fb0d5de76b58
 560e66d8e&amp;id=8c091327c7&amp;e=af845f8045" target="_blank" rel="noopener
 ">Click HERE</a> to sign up to testify in person or remotely via Zoom. You 
 can also call 240-777-7803. You can also provide written or recorded testim
 ony at .  Please remember that when you testify, you are not only speaking 
 for yourself but also as an ambassador for the right to keep and bear arms.
  Here are some tips:\n - Remember that whether you like it or not, you're a
 n ambassador for the supporters of the 2nd Amendment and self-defense right
 s supporters sitting behind you and the rest of us. Disparaging remarks mig
 ht feel good, but they don't help. Do everyone proud!\n - Briefly introduce
  yourself and where you're from.\n - Respectfully speak your mind.\n - Driv
 e home how the bill personally affects you.\n - Use your personal experienc
 es and expertise to advocate from positions of strength. \n - Avoid unneces
 sary redundancy. Make or further a point that has not been stated yet by so
 meone else.\n - Be sincere and concise. You will probably have only two min
 utes to speak.\n - Dress and present yourself appropriately.\n - Always rem
 ain civil.This is very much like live TV, so dress accordingly, and pay att
 ention to your background if speaking virtually. Committee members may ask 
 questions of you, so be ready to think on your feet.\nCategory: Council and
  Committee Meetings, Government\nArea: All\nContact Name: Council Public He
 aring Office\nContact Phone: 240-777-7803\nContact Email: <a href="javascri
 pt:/*%20This%20email%20address%20is%20being%20protected%20from%20spambots.*
 /">RegularLabs.EmailProtector.unCloak("ep_1e1006ba");</a>RegularLabs.EmailP
 rotector.unCloak("ep_8161d9cb", true);\nCouncil Agenda for this public hear
 ing is available here: \n-&gt; https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/o
 ndemand/index.html.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>Learn more about Montgomery County Bill 21-22&nbsp;<a href="https://ma
 rylandshallissue.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f9a3fb0d5de76b58560e66d8
 e&amp;id=667f83733a&amp;e=af845f8045" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</
 a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>We encourage those who live or work in, trav
 el through, or visit Montgomery County, to testify against Bill 21-22. The 
 hearing is scheduled for<strong>&nbsp;1:30 pm on July 26th</strong>.&nbsp;<
 a href="https://marylandshallissue.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f9a3fb
 0d5de76b58560e66d8e&amp;id=8c091327c7&amp;e=af845f8045" target="_blank" rel
 ="noopener">Click HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up to testify in person or remotely
  via Zoom. You can also call&nbsp;240-777-7803. You can also&nbsp;provide w
 ritten or recorded testimony at&nbsp;<a href="https://marylandshallissue.us
 4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f9a3fb0d5de76b58560e66d8e&amp;id=a1ff86d4ba
 &amp;e=af845f8045" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.montgomerycoun
 tymd.gov/council/phsignup.html</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>
 <div>Please remember that when you testify, you are&nbsp;not only speaking 
 for yourself but also as an ambassador for the right to keep and bear arms.
  Here are some tips:</div><ul><li><em>Remember</em>&nbsp;that whether you l
 ike it or not, you're an&nbsp;<em>ambassador</em>&nbsp;for the supporters o
 f the 2nd Amendment and self-defense rights supporters sitting behind you a
 nd the rest of us. Disparaging remarks might feel good, but they don't help
 . Do everyone proud!</li><li><em>Briefly</em>&nbsp;introduce yourself and w
 here you're from.</li><li><em>Respectfully</em>&nbsp;speak your mind.</li><
 li>Drive home how the bill&nbsp;<em>personally</em>&nbsp;affects you.</li><
 li>Use your personal experiences and expertise&nbsp;to&nbsp;<em>advocate</e
 m>&nbsp;from positions of strength.&nbsp;</li><li><em>Avoid unnecessary red
 undancy</em>. Make or further a point that has not been stated yet by someo
 ne else.</li><li><em>Be sincere and concise</em>. You will probably have on
 ly two minutes to speak.</li><li><em>Dress and present yourself appropriate
 ly.</em></li><li><em>Always remain civil.</em></li></ul><p>This is very muc
 h like live TV, so dress accordingly, and pay attention to your background 
 if speaking virtually. Committee members may ask questions of you,&nbsp;so 
 be ready to think on your feet.</p><p>Category: Council and Committee Meeti
 ngs, Government<br />Area: All<br />Contact Name: Council Public Hearing Of
 fice<br />Contact Phone: 240-777-7803<br />Contact Email: <!-- This email a
 ddress is being protected from spambots. --><a href="javascript:/* This ema
 il address is being protected from spambots.*/"><span class="cloaked_email 
 ep_1e1006ba"><span data-ep-a="c&#111;&#117;nc&#105;&#108;&#46;" data-ep-b="
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 rLabs.EmailProtector.unCloak("ep_8161d9cb", true);</script></p><p>Council A
 genda for this public hearing is available here: <br />-&gt; <a href="https
 ://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/ondemand/index.html.">https://www.mon
 tgomerycountymd.gov/council/ondemand/index.html.</a></p>
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