Maryland Designated Regulated Firearms Collector

[DC-W]

I received my letter today, 30 August, as "Approved". I mailed it on 20 July, so that is 1 day short of 6 weeks turn around. The date on the letter itself is 28 August.

Now that I have this, do I photocopy it and show it when I make a regulated purchase or is my say-so confirmed as part of the background check?

Goody goody gumdrops
I could be two weeks away from getting my DC then

 

[andrewb]

Mine is finally here.

Sent on 6/13
Letter dated 8/28
Received 8/30

I did contact them on 8/27 and was told it would be processed ASAP.

 

[TxAggie]

Oh, I forgot to mention, I sent mine in around 7/12 (I didn't actually keep a record), but I know it was after 7/1 b/c I bought a lower that day and hasn't sent it in yet.

I must have gotten lucky with the quick turnaround.

 

[jododan]

Approval letter arrived today (8/30). Submitted my application on July 20. I have at least three NDs in the last three months... I feel like I won the lottery!

 

[Ilex_Opaca]

DC Letter received: 8.30
Letter sent to MSP: 6.10

No previous ND.
Contacted Trooper L.Thompson 2 weeks ago and she said it would be processed ASAP.

 

[sead0nkey]

DC letter received 8/30
Sent 7/20

Previous ND's

 

[Overboost44]

Sent 7/17
Received 8/30
No prior ND's but have registered guns from years ago.

 

[vinjet700]

Ms. Thompson must've been on a roll this week, I got mine today too....

 

[bama47]

Well I guess I will check in too... got my DC letter today! I have several NDs over the last few years.

Sent on 7/19
Approved 8/28
Letter rcvd 8/30

 

[Sleeping Troll]

Sent 7/7
Received 8/30.

 

[dontpanic]

Sent 7/12
Received 8/30
I' m already out of the house , going to buy something and pick up two guns that I was waiting 30 days on . Then I'm going shooting

 

[Antifeik]

Sent 6/18
Email Loretta 8/13
Received 8/30
No previous ND

Now, other than you can buy as many as you want without having to wait 30 days, what other benefits if any, for having it?

 

[esqappellate]

Sent. 7/10
Approved 8/24

 

[plinkerton]

Sent mine 8/10, expect it 10/1

 

[jdsteele]

Now, other than you can buy as many as you want without having to wait 30 days, what other benefits if any, for having it?

It makes easier to transport your guns legally.

Without DC status, if I wanted to visit my son-in-law at his house, then go to the range, I could not legally bring my gun to his house.

With DC status, I can.

DC status allows you to move "part or all of the collector's gun collection from place to place for public or private exhibition..."

See paragraph (5) in the Maryland Code

http://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2010/criminal-law/title-4/subtitle-2/4-203/

 

[dan2305]

Sent 7/20
Recieved 7/21
Email approval 9/3
No prior ND

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4

 

[Tommy803]

Sent 6-27
Recieved - "in the mail"
Email approval - 9-3
No Prior ND

All 4 in the log-jam about to release and the DC comes just in time. :-)

 

[Draco20]

Got mine in the mail on 8/30. MSP received 7/12. Prior NDs.

 

[hlpdobro]

Sent july 12
Received TODAY Sep 03

Last ND about 10 years ago. Did an 8 day release in early July.

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[Medshot]

Well, I'm certainly frustrated; sent around July 11th, with Officer Thompson recently telling me she never received my app. After numerous questions, particularly revolving around other people who have had no ND and those who have, and hoping that maybe mine was just in a logjam due to having made very recent purchases, she said:

"I have no idea what takes place on MD Shooters. I am not allowed to participate in that Blog. I can however answer your questions from 1st party, as I am the ONLY Trooper who designates collectors in the state. There is no such thing as 'no previous ND'."