There's so much more to the suck than gun laws. Taxes, woke bs in schools, motor vehicle, real estate, on and on. If you move here, everyone chiming in on this thread will get to collectively say I told you so.
To get a Wear & Carry in Maryland as retired Military you still have to have the training. Training is only waved for Militarry Retireee on the HQL because you are not required to have an HQL as retired military. But you MUST get the training for the W&C1) Cant possess uppers in caliber .223/5.56 unless HBAR or affixed to a pre-ban lower. No HBAR restriction on other calibers. No restrictions on lowers. If you buy a lower in MD, it gets registered with state police and 7 day waiting period applies, just like a handgun.
2) AR9 carbine is fine, 9mm carbine with a multi-caliber lower (which takes .223/5.56) is fine, too. Pistols, however have to be on an approved list.
3) AR10 is fine. I seem to recall there is 1 specific one on the banned list. Restriction on this or any semi-auto center fire rifle is that it not be on the banned list, and not have 2 evil features. Flash hider is one, so is foldable stock or a grenade launcher.
4) 10 rounds mag purchase limit in MD; no possession limit.
5) Yes, it's nation wide now that they have to give you a permit. Here you gotta get training first (unless retired military or LEO) and list some references.
6) Not an expert - others will correct me if I'm wrong - but I think you need your CCW to open carry a handgun. Open carry of long guns I think you need to be aware of some Fish and Game restrictions, too.
7) OK.
8) OK if over 29" overall with collapsible stock extended, not including removable muzzle devices, otherwise needs to have a brace vice a stock.
9) Yup.
Also, when you move to MD you have to register handguns and pre-ban firearms with the state police.
You should also be aware that MD has specific restrictions about transporting firearms, too.
Some official references (the banned list for long guns, and the allowed list for handguns):
Maryland State Police | Firearm Registration
licensingportal.mdsp.maryland.gov
Good Grief. They dont need to pass anymore restrictions on Marylanders. You guys do it to yourselves.
Bingo! You already have the realization we in Maryland have, but you still have a chance to not come here and be stuck with it.
Incorrect. Any/all former military with DD214 showing Honorable Discharge are exempt from the W&C permit training requirement.
If purchased before Oct 1, 2013 no restriction on the upper so long as is was a complete rifle. After Oct 1, 2013, HBAR only for .223/5.56 rifles.
Able to purchase and own, can't have two "evil features" (folding stock, flash hider, grenade launcher/flare launcher)
No limit on capacity ownership, 10 round limit on what can be purchased in state.
16 hours training, $150 fee, finger prints, wait.
Nope, no longer legal as of Oct 1, 2023
Perfectly legal
Perfectly legal, MD requirement is AOL of 29", any short (Federal 26") and it's illegal per state law.
Not enshrined in state statute, common law understanding.
There probably are, but if you hang out here long enough and ignore the "don't do it" crowd, you should be fine.
No. An AR Upper is not a Firearm.
The District Court decisions in CA have no direct effect on laws in Maryland, although they can be used as persuasive arguments. Ultimately each states' laws need to be challenged in court separately unless the state simply caves on enforcement like MD did after Bruen on Good and Substantial for carry permits.
