can a convicted felon hunt in maryland with a black powder rifle

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  • teratos

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    I think it is a felony on MD to shoot ducks over bait. We need to think very carefully before saying all felons are evil. Unless you are on parole or in prison, I think you should be allowed to have arms. If someone is so dangerous they cannot own guns, they should be either in prison or executed.
     

    BlackBart

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    I think it is a felony on MD to shoot ducks over bait. We need to think very carefully before saying all felons are evil. Unless you are on parole or in prison, I think you should be allowed to have arms. If someone is so dangerous they cannot own guns, they should be either in prison or executed.

    Felony? I dunno and even doubt it but definitely illegal. A buddy of mine in Cape St. Clair got nailed in his front yard for doing it. (1975 ish) Helicopter landed on his beach :lol2: and I think it was a 500 dollar fine in court. The judge didn't buy it that the corn was left over from the kids in summer. :D
     

    teratos

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    BlackBart said:
    Felony? I dunno and even doubt it but definitely illegal. A buddy of mine in Cape St. Clair got nailed in his front yard for doing it. (1975 ish) Helicopter landed on his beach :lol2: and I think it was a 500 dollar fine in court. The judge didn't buy it that the corn was left over from the kids in summer. :D

    Looks like it is not. I heard that from my FIL, he's a lawyer, so figured he was right. I can't find anything that says it is a felony.
     

    2SAM22

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    I think it is a felony on MD to shoot ducks over bait. We need to think very carefully before saying all felons are evil. Unless you are on parole or in prison, I think you should be allowed to have arms. If someone is so dangerous they cannot own guns, they should be either in prison or executed.

    http://www.courts.state.md.us/district/finesch/dnr.pdf

    A quick check looks like nothing is prohibiting except repeat offender boating while OUI/CDS, and they're still misdemeanors. Nothing in the DNR regs looks like a felony.
     

    rseymorejr

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    Felony? I dunno and even doubt it but definitely illegal. A buddy of mine in Cape St. Clair got nailed in his front yard for doing it. (1975 ish) Helicopter landed on his beach :lol2: and I think it was a 500 dollar fine in court. The judge didn't buy it that the corn was left over from the kids in summer. :D

    He should have used the: "I was protecting my corn from those thieving ducks"
    defense.;)
     

    OLM-Medic

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    We need to think very carefully before saying all felons are evil. Unless you are on parole or in prison, I think you should be allowed to have arms. If someone is so dangerous they cannot own guns, they should be either in prison or executed.

    :thumbsup:

    I have been saying this for a long time now. If you serve your time in jail you should either be coming out as a free man, or not at all.
     

    Drnknmnky13

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    Yes it does!

    If you willingly got into a stolen car, then your hanging out with the wrong crowd.

    What rewards do I get for not being a felon?

    oh wait

    I can own regulated fire arms!

    Overall I agree with what you're saying. If it was recently then I'd tell him it was his own fault. But he was 18 years old. You don't make the brightest decisions when you are 18. He is now 42. So 24 years have passed with no lawbreaking. I just don't think forever is a fitting time of punishment for one mistake made when he was barely an adult.

    In some states he can legally own regulated firearms. Most states have a time frame (like not been convicted of a non violent felony in the last 10 years). But his work keeps him in MD. So it's a no go for now.

    I'm pretty sure if you met him... you wouldn't think he was evil, or a miscreant, or someone that didn't get to defend his home. Mainly because he's not.
     

    Mark75H

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    I have been saying this for a long time now. If you serve your time in jail you should either be coming out as a free man, or not at all.

    No, since before the Constitution was ratified there have been 2 classes of crimes: misdemeanors and felonies. You do your time and walk free from misdemeanors, felonies were intended to have lifelong consequences but not all required incarceration until death; that's why the Constitution barred those convicted of felonies from some offices and voting.

    Its nothing new.
     

    Drnknmnky13

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    No, since before the Constitution was ratified there have been 2 classes of crimes: misdemeanors and felonies. You do your time and walk free from misdemeanors, felonies were intended to have lifelong consequences but not all required incarceration until death; that's why the Constitution barred those convicted of felonies from some offices and voting.

    Its nothing new.

    If MD is going to follow the constitution then do it all the way. Instead of picking the parts they want to follow and ignoring the rest.

    Just my opinion.
     

    BlackBart

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    He should have used the: "I was protecting my corn from those thieving ducks"
    defense.;)

    That might have worked, shame his hunting days are probably over. I've invited him down for deer but the O2 tank would be cumbersome in the woods. Too many cigarettes and cans of beer to excess. But having a pit blind with a Golden that was probably smarter than most humans to shoot over was one hell of a lot of fun. :thumbsup: That dog would not only put the decoys IN the water where directed she would go get them when the hunt was done as well.
     

    BlackBart

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    :thumbsup:

    I have been saying this for a long time now. If you serve your time in jail you should either be coming out as a free man, or not at all.

    And I've said for a long time that one doesn't "serve" at all while incarcerated, he's doing his time for getting caught ****ing up. Serving is a misnomer that's grossly overused. Someone with a history of and being convicted of assaults shouldn't be allowed to own a firearm with his past history.
     

    2SAM22

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    Overall I agree with what you're saying. If it was recently then I'd tell him it was his own fault. But he was 18 years old. You don't make the brightest decisions when you are 18. He is now 42. So 24 years have passed with no lawbreaking. I just don't think forever is a fitting time of punishment for one mistake made when he was barely an adult.

    In some states he can legally own regulated firearms. Most states have a time frame (like not been convicted of a non violent felony in the last 10 years). But his work keeps him in MD. So it's a no go for now.

    I'm pretty sure if you met him... you wouldn't think he was evil, or a miscreant, or someone that didn't get to defend his home. Mainly because he's not.

    So you're saying he can legally own a firearm in another state according to that State's laws? :confused:
    FYI a felony conviction is a Federal prohibiter, as is any conviction for a crime carrying more than two years, and it applies nationwide.
     

    Drnknmnky13

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    So you're saying he can legally own a firearm in another state according to that State's laws? :confused:
    FYI a felony conviction is a Federal prohibiter, as is any conviction for a crime carrying more than two years, and it applies nationwide.

    I don't know all the laws as I never had the need to really research. But he said when he was in AZ he could legally purchase handguns. I don't know the details of his case but do know he only did 9 months.

    Really the point I was trying to make is that people make mistakes. Not all "felons" are the guys breaking into houses and commitng crimes. Some of them are good, honest, law abiding citizens who had a lapse of judgment. Its easy to throw the felon blanket on everything. Just like people throw the "gun nut" blanket on most of us. Although some of you might deserve that. :-)
     

    straightsilver3

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    Drunken Monkey did not say anything about is cousin knowing he was in a stolen vehicle.

    My personal opinion.
    Unless you are in presently in jail, it is your right to bear arms. If you have served your sentence for your crime, then you have served your sentence. (I can't help it that the judicial system is so f'ed up). Like Durnken Monkey's cousin, does he have no less right to defend himself and love ones? I do not think so.
    Will there be bad guys out there that will get a hold of a gun 3mins after they step out of jail to go find there next victim. You bet there will be..But guess what? Those are the guys that already don't follow laws to begin with. So if everyone who wants to arm themselves to protect themselves regardless should, then more people that make wrong choices in life can protect themselves also and not be victims, as well as deliver justice to those that do attempt to take their lives for whatever reason. It is a lot cheaper to bury bad guys then lock them up for 50years.. In Summary, let them all arm up, let the bad guys be bad guys they will get what is coming to them from the good guys(gun carrying good guys criminal history or not), God will sort it out.

    Could not have said it better myself The way the law is written now not just Felons but disqualifing crimes So I get in a bar fight and this carrys a sentence of more than 1 year so now I can't protect myself or family Bull shit so now I'm the bad guy The way laws are written good people are turn into bad people over night and before people say you should walk away well shit happens in life
     

    teratos

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    straightsilver3 said:
    Could not have said it better myself The way the law is written now not just Felons but disqualifing crimes So I get in a bar fight and this carrys a sentence of more than 1 year so now I can't protect myself or family Bull shit so now I'm the bad guy The way laws are written good people are turn into bad people over night and before people say you should walk away well shit happens in life

    I see this as a huge problem. Also, what people do at 18 is not necessarily what they would do at 48 or 68.
     

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