If any of you dealers or avid folks out there are aware of the Maryland "Disapproved List"...I've taken it under a microscope and realize that it, like most gun laws, makes no sense. It even contradicts itself on multiple points, and simply...needs to be sued out of existence. Here's a link for those who have never seen it...as the Cpl. I talked to at LiveHelp this morning had been working there for years and never had, either.
Now that you've probably not read that and continued to read this first....Here's just a FEW problems we have.
-Taurus Model 606 is on both the APPROVED and DISAPPROVED list...I mean, literally the same gun on both lists. Is it ok or not? The answer is Yes, Yes it is.
-They list a "Bryco Model 32"....well, this is a gun that does not exist. The Model 38 was chambered in 32...which is right below it, and was also chambered in .380 too. The Bryco Model 32 simply...does not exist.
-The NAA "Earl" 4" revolver is on the APPROVED list, but the rest of the barrel lengths OF THE SAME GUN are strictly on the DISAPPROVED list. Who screwed up here? The ones on the no-go or the go? My money is on the 4" being an "oops"....not complaining, but there is NO sense in this. They ruled last year barrel length/color no longer has bearing on model approval...so this makes ALL the NAA Earl models OK...right? I have no f**king clue..you tell me.
-Here's the big one (and the MSP confirmed this for me this morning themselves); ANY gun on this list made pre-1985 is exempt from whatever the hell this list is...and a ton of these guns like the Beretta Model 20, Jennings J-22, and a myriad of these .25s listed had TONS of models made before '85. These are perfectly legal to own...but after 85? Who is the burden of proof on here? The Dealer? The Serial number archive list if one exists? I mean, sheesh. Some companies barely kept serial records and knowing if one is pre-85 or not is simply sometimes a "Yeah, I guess it's pre-85, good enough for me."
I'm sure I only scratched the surface here...feel free to add on.
Now that you've probably not read that and continued to read this first....Here's just a FEW problems we have.
-Taurus Model 606 is on both the APPROVED and DISAPPROVED list...I mean, literally the same gun on both lists. Is it ok or not? The answer is Yes, Yes it is.
-They list a "Bryco Model 32"....well, this is a gun that does not exist. The Model 38 was chambered in 32...which is right below it, and was also chambered in .380 too. The Bryco Model 32 simply...does not exist.
-The NAA "Earl" 4" revolver is on the APPROVED list, but the rest of the barrel lengths OF THE SAME GUN are strictly on the DISAPPROVED list. Who screwed up here? The ones on the no-go or the go? My money is on the 4" being an "oops"....not complaining, but there is NO sense in this. They ruled last year barrel length/color no longer has bearing on model approval...so this makes ALL the NAA Earl models OK...right? I have no f**king clue..you tell me.
-Here's the big one (and the MSP confirmed this for me this morning themselves); ANY gun on this list made pre-1985 is exempt from whatever the hell this list is...and a ton of these guns like the Beretta Model 20, Jennings J-22, and a myriad of these .25s listed had TONS of models made before '85. These are perfectly legal to own...but after 85? Who is the burden of proof on here? The Dealer? The Serial number archive list if one exists? I mean, sheesh. Some companies barely kept serial records and knowing if one is pre-85 or not is simply sometimes a "Yeah, I guess it's pre-85, good enough for me."
I'm sure I only scratched the surface here...feel free to add on.