The Maryland state approved handgun list why ?

S6T6 · Mar 21, 2013

I get that if Ruger makes a .45 Auto and a 9mm on the same frame that the Roster Board may want balistics from both, but for a 1911 and a 1911CMD both .45 auto why does it matter. They are virtually identical so there should be no such need.

Also if MD doesn't want anyone to carry a specific variant then it shouldn't be allowed for any make. So why require each variant from every manufacturer be tested before approval? I mean what makes a Remington R1 1911 differ so greatly from a Reminton R1 1911 Enhanced to require each go thru testing and approval, or any 1911 style for that matter. Its not about the changes in the caliber or trigger it is about power & control PERIOD.

Armadillofz1 · Mar 21, 2013

the roster insures that the hood sticking you up is doing so with a nice Glock instead of a raven 25 or davis.

NickZac · Mar 27, 2013

Ab_Normal said:
It came about due to the 'Saturday Night Special' scare and subsequent legislation back in the late 80's ('88 I believe). The mantra of the gun grabbers was 'Saturday Night Specials are the weapon of choice of drug dealers'.

There was a list of requirements that the handguns must meet at the time. I think it has become somewhat of an arbitrary hassle at the present time.

This. Think 'reefer madness' applied to guns. Politicians went wild and convinced everyone that every 'pocket pistol' is simply for crime. Lynyrd Skynyrd made a song called Saturday Night Special in the mid 1970s in which they said

"handguns are meant for killing. They ain't good for nothing else. And if you drink your whisky, you might even shoot yourself".

The negativity and stigma that has resulted has really harmed the production of 'pocket guns' and there were two movies in particular depicting the stereotypical 'Saturday Night Special' image, both of which used the above song. Only recently did makings from Keltec, NAA, Rohrbaugh (amazing gun), and a few others pop up...and still do this day, choices are pretty limited.

To my understanding, another part of this was a 'notorious' wallet, which is now a NFA Class III 'any other' item. Yes, a wallet as in the thing you put money in, except this held a gun and could be fired when not opened. To you and I, a wallet gun seems logical because in a robbery, you always hear "give me your wallet"...but to the anti gun crowd, they just saw it as crazies running around ghetto blasting each other with their wallets.

Theoretically, a roster would not be a bad thing if its only basis was safety, it did not disqualify firearms not on the roster, and if it would test any and every firearm requested in a prompt matter. That would be good data for making a purchase. However, that isn't really practical given you are talking hundreds of thousands of rounds through multiple same models over an extended period, and it's expensive. Also, most new guns seen in the states have very few safety flaws given the existing product safety requirements, and small name brands who make shady products really aren't that common...and when it comes to Glock, Sig, HK, Springfield, SW, Ruger, etc., I'm not worried that they would make a product that would blow up spontaneously in my hand provided they are operated according to maker specs'.

Right2Carry · Mar 27, 2013

newq said:
So I have known about Maryland approved hangun roster for many years now, it never really dawned on me though... Why is there a approved handgun roster? What makes a handgun approved or not approved?

It’s because Maryland is ruled by a majority of communist liberals.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to give the Maryland State House back to the people?

John from MD · Mar 27, 2013

part of this was a 'notorious' wallet, which is now a NFA Class III 'any other' item.

I believe BATF changed their position on this since then. There are several on the market today with illustrations of shooting without taking it out of the holster. Don't have time to research it though.

JAY1234 · Mar 27, 2013

Maybe the "Saturday night special" approach was valid back then but drug dealers and criminals now have more lethal and technologically advanced weapons than law enforcement and the general public. They don't purchase their weapons of choice through a FFL, they pick them up in the black market arena. Only us lowly law abiding residents of Maryland must go through the back ground checks. With knowledge of this, Maryland is attempting to make a resident of Maryland easy pickings for the criminal element.

dist1646 · Mar 27, 2013

It really was crap even back then. Lots of little old ladies, like grandma, had these small handguns for protection. While some were poorly made, others were quite good. Grandma had to upgrade her PDF to something bigger even though it may have been more difficult for her to use.

NickZac · Mar 27, 2013

dist1646 said:
It really was crap even back then. Lots of little old ladies, like grandma, had these small handguns for protection. While some were poorly made, others were quite good. Grandma had to upgrade her PDF to something bigger even though it may have been more difficult for her to use.

Politicians don't care about that. They want to disarm grandma in full. We can't have law abiding citizens defending themselves...criminals might get hurt!

Ab_Normal · Mar 28, 2013

JAY1234 said:
Maybe the "Saturday night special" approach was valid back then but drug dealers and criminals now have more lethal and technologically advanced weapons than law enforcement and the general public. They don't purchase their weapons of choice through a FFL, they pick them up in the black market arena. Only us lowly law abiding residents of Maryland must go through the back ground checks. With knowledge of this, Maryland is attempting to make a resident of Maryland easy pickings for the criminal element.

And now you understand the incrementalism that is gun control. SNS's were the 'weapon of choice among drug dealers' because they were cheap. Then they went after 'assault pistols' because they were too lethal looking.

And then the squeeze was on from both ends.

They did the same thing with the 'assault rifles' legislation too.
:mad54:

Broder · Mar 28, 2013

Half-cocked said:
It's an impediment to gun ownership. That's why.

QFT

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