2024 - HB684 - Criminal Law - Prohibitions on Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Penalties

[dblas]

Criminal Law - Prohibitions on Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Penalties

Establishing a certain intent element for wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun in certain prohibited places; repealing a certain rebuttable presumption that a person transporting a handgun under certain circumstances transports the handgun knowingly; and altering certain penalty provisions related to wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun in certain prohibited places.

Link to bill: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0684F.pdf

 

[Harrys]

Criminals dot not care!

 

[MigraineMan]

Criminals dot not care!

Just wait 'till you're the criminal. Then "criminals" will care!

 

[gtodave]

This section does not prohibit:

(2) the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun by a person to whom a permit to wear, carry, or transport the handgun has been issued under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article;

(3) the carrying of a handgun on the person or in a vehicle while the person is transporting the handgun to or from the place of legal purchase or sale, or to or from a bona fide repair shop, or between bona fide residences of the person, or between the bona fide residence and place of business of the person, if the business is operated and owned substantially by the person if each handgun is unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or an enclosed holster

amongst others.

 

[Doco Overboard]

Seems as if something’s missing.
Like a range trip, walk in the woods or transport from a residence or to an alternate location to shoot or carry my gun.

 

[fredthe]

IANAL, but this looks like it may not be terrible:

(III) IF THE PERSON VIOLATES SUBSECTION (A)(1), (2), OR (5) OF
THIS SECTION THE PERSON SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000
IF THE PERSON IS NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW FROM POSSESSING A FIREARM.

 

[fredthe]

Seems as if something’s missing.
Like a range trip, walk in the woods or transport from a residence or to an alternate location to shoot or carry my gun.

Range trip is covered, no change from current law.

 

[Doco Overboard]

Range trip is covered, no change from current law.

Thanks, I saw it after you posted.
What’s different than what someone couldn’t do before?

 

[Mark75H]

I do not think “intent element “was in the law before

 

[fredthe]

I do not think “intent element “was in the law before

That's my understanding, so if someone puts a gun in your car without your knowledge you have a defense, it also reduces some of the penalties to just fines.

 

[dblas]

This section does not prohibit:

(2) the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun by a person to whom a permit to wear, carry, or transport the handgun has been issued under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article;

(3) the carrying of a handgun on the person or in a vehicle while the person is transporting the handgun to or from the place of legal purchase or sale, or to or from a bona fide repair shop, or between bona fide residences of the person, or between the bona fide residence and place of business of the person, if the business is operated and owned substantially by the person if each handgun is unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or an enclosed holster

amongst others.

That is existing law today, nothing new.