Though a state law was recently passed, one Baltimore County lawmaker is proposing a more stringent ban on protests at funerals in response to an anti-gay church?s recent pickets at military burials.

Despite objections that the bill could violate First Amendment rights, state legislators voted almost unanimously last month to ban picketing that could disrupt the peace at funerals. But Council Member Vincent Gardina, D-District 5, said he wants to prohibit picketing of any kind at funerals.