according to Sandy Abrams, all intergral lock designs are evaluated by the board
SB211:
http://mlis.state.md.us/2000rs/billfile/sb0211.htm
Responsible Gun Safety Act of 2000
3 FOR the purpose of clarifying the disposition of certain forfeited property; prohibiting
4 certain persons who have been adjudicated delinquent of certain offenses
5 involving firearms from obtaining a permit to carry a handgun, purchasing,
6 renting, or transferring a handgun, and possessing a handgun until a certain
7 age; prohibiting a dealer from selling or transferring certain firearms to certain
8 persons who have been adjudicated delinquent of certain offenses involving
9 firearms until a certain age; requiring certain firearms safety training courses;
10 altering the composition of the Handgun Roster Board; defining certain terms;
11 providing for a certain procedure for collecting certain
handgun shell casing information; requiring certain individuals to provide
13 certain
handgun shell casing information to the State for
14 certain testing; prohibiting the sale
offer for sale, rental, or transfer
18 of certain handguns under certain circumstances unless the handgun is sold,
19 offered for sale, rented, or transferred with an external safety lock; prohibiting
20 the sale, offer for sale, rental, or transfer of certain handguns under certain
21 circumstances unless the handgun has a certain integrated mechanical safety
22 device;
requiring the Handgun Roster Board to review the status of personalized
23 handgun technology and annually report certain findings to the Governor and
24 the General Assembly beginning on or before a certain date;
(6) "INTEGRATED MECHANICAL SAFETY DEVICE" MEANS A DISABLING
15 OR LOCKING DEVICE THAT:
16 (I) IS BUILT INTO A HANDGUN; AND
17 (II) IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE HANDGUN FROM BEING
18 DISCHARGED UNLESS THE DEVICE HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED.
19 (7) "PERSONALIZED HANDGUN" MEANS A HANDGUN MANUFACTURED
20 WITH INCORPORATED DESIGN TECHNOLOGY ALLOWING IT TO BE FIRED ONLY BY A
21 PERSON WHO IS THE AUTHORIZED USER OF THE HANDGUN AND THAT PREVENTS
22 ANY OF THE SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS FROM BEING READILY DEACTIVATED.