I guess the first step to becoming a MD shooter is to get the guns in to MD.
I'm not sure if this is straightforward or complicated so I thought I'd ask here. I have seen a number of threads with related questions but some of them are dated and I think my specifics might be significant.
I've lived in Maryland since 1987. In the 80's and 90's I acquired some guns by personal sale (Glock 19, Sig P226, etc...), gift (Ruger 10/22, Remington 1100, etc...), or store purchase (recent Sig 716i). I've always kept them at my parents house in Virginia.
My father purchased a number of handguns, shotguns, rifles in the 80's and 90's. (including a semi-automatic Uzi; thanks dad!
) He died in 99 and I guess technically the "ownership" passed to my mother. She has given various guns to me and my siblings, but not through any official transfer/channel. The ones "given" to me have remained in Virginia.
Mom's 94 and it's time to start thinking about what it's going to take to get the guns to Maryland. So I guess my questions are:
1) What, if anything, do I need to do bringing the ones that I purchased or received as a gift into Maryland. The only documentation I have is a handwritten bill of sale for the P226, store receipt for the 716i. The Ruger, Remington, etc... were Christmas/birthday gifts.
2) What, if anything, do I need to do to bring my father's guns (that mom gave to me) into Maryland. In a sense I 'inherited' them from my father but not in a strictly legal sense. If necessary I can wait to officially inherit my father's guns from my mother when she passes. Is there something I should sort out now that will make the process easier when the time comes?
Since all this stuff was bought in the late 80's I have no idea if/when/how/to whom it was registered (I do know that we've never done any paperwork transferring/registering them in my mom's name after my father died). It's my understanding that if I _inherit_ the Uzi I can bring it to Maryland, but what does that exactly mean; need it be explicitly specified in a will or just documented that in probate that I got to keep the guns.
If this is complicated and I really need a lawyer so be it but if it's not then...
Thanks.
I'm not sure if this is straightforward or complicated so I thought I'd ask here. I have seen a number of threads with related questions but some of them are dated and I think my specifics might be significant.
I've lived in Maryland since 1987. In the 80's and 90's I acquired some guns by personal sale (Glock 19, Sig P226, etc...), gift (Ruger 10/22, Remington 1100, etc...), or store purchase (recent Sig 716i). I've always kept them at my parents house in Virginia.
My father purchased a number of handguns, shotguns, rifles in the 80's and 90's. (including a semi-automatic Uzi; thanks dad!
) He died in 99 and I guess technically the "ownership" passed to my mother. She has given various guns to me and my siblings, but not through any official transfer/channel. The ones "given" to me have remained in Virginia.Mom's 94 and it's time to start thinking about what it's going to take to get the guns to Maryland. So I guess my questions are:
1) What, if anything, do I need to do bringing the ones that I purchased or received as a gift into Maryland. The only documentation I have is a handwritten bill of sale for the P226, store receipt for the 716i. The Ruger, Remington, etc... were Christmas/birthday gifts.
2) What, if anything, do I need to do to bring my father's guns (that mom gave to me) into Maryland. In a sense I 'inherited' them from my father but not in a strictly legal sense. If necessary I can wait to officially inherit my father's guns from my mother when she passes. Is there something I should sort out now that will make the process easier when the time comes?
Since all this stuff was bought in the late 80's I have no idea if/when/how/to whom it was registered (I do know that we've never done any paperwork transferring/registering them in my mom's name after my father died). It's my understanding that if I _inherit_ the Uzi I can bring it to Maryland, but what does that exactly mean; need it be explicitly specified in a will or just documented that in probate that I got to keep the guns.
If this is complicated and I really need a lawyer so be it but if it's not then...
Thanks.
