+1 on MD no issue permit no "hi-cap"mags certain counties register paintball and airsoft, if you buy quantities of handgun ammo of a caliber of a gun not registered to you expect a visit from Maryland State Police.
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TOTAL B.S.!
Maryland has some really onerous laws, but to my knowledge NONE of these claims are true.
True, Maryland is the textbook example of what's wrong with "may issue": unless you are politically connected, you are VERY unlikely to be granted a permit with out a damn good reason, and even then you'll have to fight for it. Still, many people do have carry permits here. It is NOT "no issue."
There is NO ban on "high capacity" magazines. It is perfectly legal to own, possess, and use magazines of any capacity. It is illegal to TRANSFER mags holding more than 20 rounds IN STATE. That means we have to make a run up to Pennsylvania or to Virginia, West-by-god-Virginia, or Delaware to buy our 30 rounders. It's a damn hassle, but you're never more than 30 miles from the state line in Maryland, so it's feasable. It is a real annoyance, but it's nothing like New Jersey or California.
What counties register airsoft and paintball? That's nonsense. We don't even have GUN registration here.
if you buy quantities of handgun ammo of a caliber of a gun not registered to you expect a visit from Maryland State Police.
This claim is so bizarre it's downright delusional. Like I just said, our guns aren't even registered, legally speaking. Nor are ammunition sales regulated. This claim is just too mind-bogglingly crazy for words.
Three weeks ago, I bought 400 rounds of WWB 9x19 at Wal Mart. There is no record of my purchase. No one checked my i.d. I paid cash.
I do not own ANY firearm chambered for 9x19.
I do not anticipate a visit from the MSP. Get real, buddy.
No problem with full auto here. ($10 annual state tax.) Likewise, no problem with other NFA items.
No problem with evil cosmetic feature on "assault rifles." No restriction on muzzle breaks, bayonet lugs, or "shoulder things that go up". There
is a 7 day waiting period on many scary looking rifles and likewise on handguns. That sucks. But we have plenty of AKs and ARs here, even full auto.
And there is no doubt that the State retains a database on those sales, which is a sort of de facto back-door registration. But there is no requirement to register handguns or "assault rifles" brought in from out of state, or which have been in your posession since way-back-when.
There is a limit of one "regulated" firearm a month, that is, "assault rifles" and handguns. However, by filling out a simple form and sending it to the State Police, one can register oneself as a "Collector". Collectors can buy as many "restricted" firearms as they can afford. (I decline to register myself.)
AR15 HBARs are not "regulated". Cash and carry, no wait, no extra forms.
In many ways, Maryland really, really sucks. I mean really. Did I mention that Maryland sucks? But every one of the crazy claims made by "swgunner" is absurdly false. (OK, I don't know Scheisse about TOY guns, airsoft or paintball. I believe pellet guns are banned in Baltimore. )
Did I mention I disagree with swgunner?
Check out this video of the thriving firearms culture in Maryland:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgeGvXbzwAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE9QYUyOG6w&feature=related
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