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      Doctor Interrogation warning!

      An assistant to my longtime primary care physician was going through one of these "risk" questionnaires a couple of years ago, preparatory to my annual physical. One of the questions was something like, "Do you have firearms in your home?" I said, "Write down, 'It is none of your business.'"...
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      Pre-1899 black powder cartridge handgun question

      In response to a similar question yesterday, I posted a detailed comparison of the federal and state definitions of "antique." It is here: http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=136992 While I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice, the statutory language seems clear that if the...
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      ANTIQUE HANDGUNS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY CHECKS???

      There are actually some differences between the federal definition of "antique" and the Maryland definition. The current federal definition is more comprehensive and clear than the longstanding Maryland definition. I agree that a firearm frame actually manufactured before 1899 is generally...
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      MD Handgun Permit Question

      Yes, unless the permit is specifically restricted on this point. Md. PUBLIC SAFETY Code Ann. § 5-307 § 5-307. Scope of permit (a) In general. -- A permit is valid for each handgun legally in the possession of the person to whom the permit is issued. (b) Limitations. -- The Secretary...
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      Black powder and antique laws.

      I had a similar argument with an FFL, who asserted that he and other FFLs had been told by Maryland State Police personnel, in years past, that pre-1899 handguns are regulated and subject to transfer requirements if they fire cartridges. I do not dispute that somebody at MSP may have said this...
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      MSI and a Referendum

      Good decision -- don't sign any petitions This is a very astute decision by the MSI Board, whoever they are. Those who are pushing for a referendum, if they get their way, will pull us all over the cliff into a political Grand Canyon. It would be a political blunder of monumental proportions...
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      Is this considered a need for personal protection (CCW)?

      http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/26/AR2007052601090.html
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      Black powder and antique laws.

      Regarding purchase, there is no federal law against it -- it is not a "firearm" or a "handgun" as defined in federal law. I cannot find any state law against it. You might check the ordinances in effect in your county. If you buy it and transport it in a vehicle, however, I recommend that...
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      Black powder and antique laws.

      I agree that the replica of the 1858 Remington revolver that the OP is asking about is unrestricted under both federal law and state law. I think I agree with the thrust of what you wrote, but it is a little more complicated than that. The federal law and the Maryland law now have different...
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      Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act

      Exactly. That means they are still changing it, or that they are not changing it but want to keep it under wraps for as long as possible. Either way, caution is indicated. You have perhaps observed in the past examples in which press releases by officeholders did not closely correspond to the...
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      Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act

      It is not possible to "look it up right now," because the Manchin-Toomey Amendment has not been released yet. All of the news media reports describing what is supposedly in it are based on a press release. All the comments in this thread are based on the same press release, or on press reports...
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      Houston: 14 victims of high-capacity stabber

      CNN reports: Multiple people were injured in a stabbing incident today at a Houston-area college, prompting officials to urge students to take shelter, the school said. At least 12 people and as many as 14 have been injured in the incident at Lone Star College's CyFair campus in Cypress...
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      Sign up for the referendem on 281 here.

      The Charge of the Light Brigade, 2014 The Charge of the Light Brigade, 2014 You guys are going to pull us all over the cliff into a political Grand Canyon if you continue to pursue this referendum course. It will be a political blunder of monumental proportions. If you want to see...
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      Why no one invades Switzerland

      From Stephen P. Halbrook, author of the book Target Switzerland: Shortly before World War I, the German Kaiser was the guest of the Swiss government to observe military maneuvers. The Kaiser asked a Swiss militiaman: "You are 500,000 and you shoot well, but if we attack with 1,000,000 men...
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      SB 281: A summary of some key provisions as passed by the House

      referendum Well, I've got some thoughts. If you want to see Maryland law, a few years down the road, looking like what gun owners in New York, Connecticut, and California now face, the referendum route is the way to go. It would be a political blunder of monumental proportions...
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