Markp
Ultimate Member
- Dec 22, 2008
- 9,392
Sec. 57-5. Discharge of guns outside the urban area.
(a) Prohibition. Except as provided in subsection (c)(1) through (c)(6), outside the urban area, a person, other than a peace officer or employee of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources performing official duties, must not:
- (1) discharge a gun:
-- (A) onto, across, or within 50 yards of a public road;
-- (B) onto or across property located within 50 yards of a public road;
-- (C) into or within the safety zone (150 yards of a building or camp designed for human occupancy) without the owner or occupant's written consent; or
-- (C) from, onto, or across public or private property without the owner or occupant's written consent;
- (2) discharge a full metal jacketed bullet of any caliber from a gun; or
- (3) except as provided in subsection (b), discharge any fixed ammunition of a caliber higher than .25 caliber from a rifle or pistol.
(b) Exception - High Caliber Ammunition. A person may discharge fixed ammunition of a caliber higher than .25 from a rifle or pistol at:
- (A) legal game or varmints on the ground; or
- (B) a target on or near the ground that will not deflect a bullet.
(c) Other Exceptions. Except as provided in Sections 57-7 and 57-11, a person may discharge a gun:
- (1) on any indoor or outdoor target, trap, skeet, or shooting range that the Firearm Safety Committee has inspected and approved in writing;
-(2) in a private basement or cellar target range;
- (3) when necessary to protect life or property;
- (4) to kill a dangerous animal;
-(5) for discharge of blank cartridges in musical and theatrical performances, parades, or sporting events;
-(6) for salutes by firing squads at military funerals; or
- (7) under a deer damage control permit issued by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Ok, so let me get this right according to section a, I can't fire a gun unless I fall under exception b.
b states that I can target shoot as long as the caliber is greater than .25 cal and the target is on or near the ground and won't deflect the bullet, and I am outside the urban area?
So does that mean I can target shoot in a Montgomery County Park outside the urban area??? I am confused. If so, I still can't use a jacketed bullet?!? WTF, or is that part of the exception which does not specify no jacket?
Mark