Selling 20 round mags
- Thread starter cm09578
- Start date
The #1 community for Gun Owners of the Northeast
Member Benefits:
No ad networks! Discuss all aspects of firearm ownership Discuss anti-gun legislation Buy, sell, and trade in the classified section Chat with Local gun shops, ranges, trainers & other businesses Discover free outdoor shooting areas View up to date on firearm-related events Share photos & video with other members ...and so much more!
Member Benefits:
slybarman
low speed high drag 9-5er
- Feb 10, 2013
- 3,074
My understanding is no. A Maryland resident cannot buy/sell a mag over 10 rounds from within Maryland. If you leave the state, then you could sell it. One could argue where the transaction actually occurs in doing what you propose, but I would not want to take that chance personally.
You are the seller. You are in Maryland selling from Md. I'd say not.
IANAL, but if you receive the money while in MD, you sold the mags IN MD.
My .02
My .02
anthem4arequiem
Active Member
As the law is writen
Egads, Man! I know someone that is offering standard capacity mags right now, but for transfer out of MD. Better let him know it's illegal to sell these standard capacity magazines to someone in AZ, lest he be subject to 5 years imprisonment. 
how are FFLs selling them with guns then to people that live in MD. They sell us the gun with mag, and then transfer mag out of state....how is that legal?
4–305. (b) A person may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, purchase, receive, or transfer a detachable magazine that has a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition for a firearm.
How man times has this come up and this specific section of the law stated? A few dozen?
You should rephrase your question. It isn't very clear.
I have asked a few FFLs in Maryland what would happen if I were to buy a gun that came with a +10 round magazine. Their response was, "If you give me an out of state address I will transfer the magazines out of state" How is it legal for FFLs to do the sale and transfer, but not me in a private sale? Are the FFLs breaking the law?
rob-cubed
In need of moderation
FFLs don't fall under the same restrictions as individuals. They can buy and sell any capacity mag, as long as it's not to a MD resident. Same with firearms, they can deal in banned rifles but only for sale out-of-state.
How can I, a Maryland resident "sell, or offer to sell" a +10 round mag to an out of state resident if I can't post the mags online in light of that being classified as "offer to sell"?
lol....these laws are crazy.If we own the mags now we just have to keep them all, or somehow leave the state and try to sell them?
Take them to an out-of-state gun show to sell.How can I, a Maryland resident "sell, or offer to sell" a +10 round mag to an out of state resident if I can't post the mags online in light of that being classified as "offer to sell"?
If we own the mags now we just have to keep them all, or somehow leave the state and try to sell them?
rob-cubed
In need of moderation
Wording definitely should have been amended to limit sales liability "...to another MD resident". It's been an issue of semantics for years now, all they did was change 20 to 10 in the new law.
While it might be technically illegal to offer a magazine for sale while in MD, if sold to someone out-of-state who can legally own it... do you really think the MSP is going to care whether you posted it on an online auction site from a computer in MD? How could they prove you didn't post it for sale after driving over the border to PA? Since the server is in another state, is it even "offered for sale" in MD?
My .02 is not to worry about it. Every couple of years someone gets busted for offering for sale to another MD resident, but to my knowledge no one has been prosecuted for selling out of state. Mags are easy enough to get rid of at a gun show over the border if you were concerned about the legality.
^^^^
This makes the most sense to me.
This makes the most sense to me.
thanks!
Blacksmith101
Grumpy Old Man
- Jun 22, 2012
- 22,252
Find a MD resident who wants them (but don't offer them for sale) then the both of you drive to the closest border, step over the line you hand him the mags and he hands you the money. You both step back over the line with your new possessions and you are good to go, perfectly legal. Don't forget to send Governor OweMalley the Maryland sales tax for the value of goods bought out of state.
crowleycr
Active Member
As long as the magazine is empty it doesn't have any rounds in it. Keep it below 10. That is the key.
How many mags do you have that warrant all of this?? 100's or just like 4 or 5? lol
