Legal requirements for Maryland

[Frostburg]

I have a quick question.

What are the legal requirements to buy a rifle like the RDB
or Tavor in Maryland?

I understand the rifle must be 28 or 29 inches OAL?
If a longer muzzle devise can be installed at the outgoing FFL
in a neighboring state, does it need to be pinned and welded?

The only reason I ask is I have a seller who wants to sell me the
RDB and is willing to install a longer muzzle devise, but we are
unsure of the exact requirements.

 

[JazzyD]

6) If this is a rifle, what is the overall length of the weapon? If the stock is fully extended and there are no removable additions to the barrel, is the weapon less than 29 inches? If so, then it is banned and may not be purchased, sold, or transferred.

I suggest you review
http://mdsp.maryland.gov/Organizati...LicensingDivision/Firearms/FirearmSearch.aspx

JD

 

[Frostburg]

It is a bullpup rifle with a current OAL of less than 29"
I will have the transferring FFL install a muzzle device to
bring it up to 29."

Does the muzzle devise need to be permanently installed, or
is that not necessary?

 

[93confirmedkills]

The Tavor is banned.

 

[protegeV]

The Tavor is banned.

no, it is banned in it's stock configuration because OAL is too short. There are several MD shops that sell them in a MD legal configuration with 0 issues.

 

[Frostburg]

no, it is banned in it's stock configuration because OAL is too short. There are several MD shops that sell them in a MD legal configuration with 0 issues.

Does MD legal configuration mean that the extended
muzzle device be permanently attached?

 

[protegeV]

Does MD legal configuration mean that the extended
muzzle device be permanently attached?

yes

 

[protegeV]

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=171196&highlight=tavor

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=154049&highlight=tavor

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=150283&highlight=tavor

 

[Pinecone]

MSP uses the same measuring criteria as BATFE.

So muzzle devices have to be permanently installed to count.

 

[mac1_131]

I have a quick question.

What are the legal requirements to buy a rifle like the RDB
or Tavor in Maryland?

I understand the rifle must be 28 or 29 inches OAL?
If a longer muzzle devise can be installed at the outgoing FFL
in a neighboring state, does it need to be pinned and welded?

The only reason I ask is I have a seller who wants to sell me the
RDB and is willing to install a longer muzzle devise, but we are
unsure of the exact requirements.

Pretty much. There is a MD legal tavor and I believe the muzzle device to give it the length it needs is pinned/welded (soldered, etc)

There is some ATF info out there somewhere on minimum melting temp for the solder or weld

 

[Rack&Roll]

6) If this is a rifle, what is the overall length of the weapon? If the stock is fully extended and there are no removable additions to the barrel, is the weapon less than 29 inches? If so, then it is banned and may not be purchased, sold, or transferred.

I suggest you review
http://mdsp.maryland.gov/Organizati...LicensingDivision/Firearms/FirearmSearch.aspx

JD

The Tavor is banned.

And 2confirmedwronganswers. Ugh.

 

[JazzyD]

Based on what I read, the OAL is based on the permanent attachment. However, one of the points did address the stock. I cannot speak to whether or not the rifle is banned. I believe there is a list our database showing that.

JD

 

[Pinecone]

BATFE says measure with stock EXTENDED.

 

[jehu]

I know that the MSP web site says any barrel attatchment has to be permantly attached to reach the 29" requirement but can anyone show me where in the text of SB281 that the barrel attatchment has to be pinned and welded to meet the requirement? All it says is at least 29" OAL!

 

[Devil Dog]

I know that the MSP web site says any barrel attatchment has to be permantly attached to reach the 29" requirement but can anyone show me where in the text of SB281 that the barrel attatchment has to be pinned and welded to meet the requirement? All it says is at least 29" OAL!

It isn't in the text of the statute. IIRC there is an opinion letter out there stating that a muzzle device must be permanently attached in order to count towards OAL (which of course is inconsistent with the notion that an easily removed but buttpad can count towards OAL - but ours is not to reason why). It's the same standard applied by ATF.

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[jehu]

The statute says nothing about conforming to the same standards as the ATF and an opinion letter is not law. I am just playing devil's advocate here but if it aint in the law,it aint the law? MSP cannot make law! I don't want to test it but in court I would think a lawyer could win a case as long as the rifle was OAL of 29" following the letter of the law.

 

[Pinecone]

You would probably lose.

There IS an established standard, that of the BATFE. Court would look to other sources for how to measure.