I was going to do it earlier, but I only recently have gotten enough time to pronounce my new 1911 as "fit for HD". Whatever else I may complain about with the CZ-82, it's a gun I'd trust my life to.
Coincidentally, I called them a couple days ago about this also...notice that they say "Dealer Sales Only". From what I was told, an 01 FFL from here brought the MD Handgun roster issue up and I guess they put the restriction up as a CYA - but there is no prohibition from IMPORTING and owning this gun in this state (as an 03 FFL) AFAIK. I too recently ordered one with no prob.
Yea! - my 100th post!
Coincidentally, I called them a couple days ago about this also...notice that they say "Dealer Sales Only". From what I was told, an 01 FFL from here brought the MD Handgun roster issue up
So a dealer in MD brought the issue up to AIM? I would like to know who it was so I can add them to my do not do business with file.
Here's what the Maryland State Police website states about the "1985" rule:
"In Maryland, it is illegal to sell or offer for sale a handgun manufactured after January 1, 1985, that is not on the Handgun Roster."
There is nothing in that language that states one cannot purchase these items, nor does it prohibit inter-state sales of said items. Is there anything different in the actual letter-of-the-law from what's written here?
Whoaaa -- I'd do the same if I was a dealer. One transfer is not worth losing your license.
Blame the politicians like Frosh, not the dealers for making this state so backwards in 2a issues.
Dave.B said:A local 01 dealer has nothing to do with an 03 collector making an internet purchase from a distributor. While Frosh and the rest of the boneheads in the Maryland GA deserve their fair share of scorn, a dealer that makes it harder for a licensed collector to purchase a C & R arm deserves their share as well. There are some dealers that feel the average guy should not possess a C & R and make purchases interstate.
Bob A said:Maryland doesn't honor C&Rs. But that's intrastate; I can't use my C&R to buy a C&R pistol from a MD dealer.
But if they're outside MD, it's no problem. It's a Federal license; MD can't do squat about my using it to buy something from outside the state.
Fixed that. AIM is wrong. It is 100% legal for an FFL to import into Maryland a post-1985 pistol not on the roster. It is 100% illegal to transfer within Maryland a post-1985 pistol not on the roster. That difference is how shops have pistols before they are on the approved list. And how C&R licensees get pistols not on the list.AIM clarified when I asked recently: MD law states that any in-state transfer of a pistol made after 1985 must appear on the approved handgun list. The CZ82 does not, and we do not have any made before 1985.
Everything I could find on MDSP web sites is vaguely written about this. I can see a distributor taking an official web site posting literally, I don't expect them to research every statue in every state for wording and exceptions, especially if contacted by an official agency.