The New Game In Town

Recent mass shootings around the country are being driven by people intent on killing as many as possible in order to set a record, according to state Sen. Jim Brochin.

"There's a new game in town and it's: 'Let's go to a school and kill as many people as we can and beat the record,'" Brochin said, speaking of high capacity ammunition magazines and the mindset of shooters in incidents such as shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT.

There was also a shooting at Perry Hall High School on the first day of school.

The senator made the comments on the C4 Show on WBAL 1090 AM during a discussion of gun control legislation recently passed by the Maryland General Assembly. Brochin, who represents the 42nd District, voted in favor of the bill that prohibits the sale of more than 40 guns including the AR-15.

The bill also requires licenses and fingerprinting for new purchases of regulated firearms, bans ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds and prohibits gun ownership for people who were involuntarily committed.

Brochin's vote is expected to become a political issue in the 2014 campaign in the district he represents.