The Turd That Won't Flush - HBAR

John20619 · Jul 25, 2020

Greetings,

Like to present a scenario and query the good minds on this site as to the legalities of a certain hypothetical configuration for a friend. He's read most (if not all) of the HBAR discussions here - though he's still confused. Thus, I'd humbly ask for either a "Yes" (legal) or a "No" (not legal). Anything beyond is also appreciated. Please assume the following:

1. He was active military, living in MD, though NOT a resident of MD, up until 2011.

2. He bought an HBAR AR15 in VA in 2009 (cash and carry). He immediately brought it home (to MD) and slapped a non-HBAR upper (16 inch barrel) on it and threw it in a safe.

3. In 2011, he retired from the military and became a happy resident of Maryland.

4. In 2019, he slapped some other non-HBAR upper (16 inch barrel) on the gun.

Question: Is this hypothetical configuration legal or not? Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,
John

DutchV · Jul 25, 2020

Receiver was owned before October 2013 so it does not have to be HBAR.

Blaster229 · Jul 25, 2020

You lost me at "Happy resident of Maryland".

fivepointstar · Jul 25, 2020

Blaster229 said:
You lost me at "Happy Maryland resident".

maybe childhood can be happy but most of my years were in a MD gulag

John20619 · Jul 25, 2020

Blaster229 said:
You lost me at "Happy resident of Maryland".

I'm HAPPY - even with all the stupid rules.

Blaster229 · Jul 25, 2020

John20619 said:
I'm HAPPY - even with all the stupid rules.

Maryland is perfect, except for the government.

whistlersmother · Jul 25, 2020

Is your friend hypothetically named Brian?

I'd like to help, but your friend, hypothetically named Brian, should seek the advice of a 2A lawyer. Otherwise, the value of the information he receives here will be worth exactly what he paid for.

IANAL, even hypothetically speaking.

John20619 · Jul 26, 2020

Blaster229 said:
Maryland is perfect, except for the government.

We have the Governor at least.

So: "Legal" or "Not Legal". (Or maybe I should add "Who Cares")

Blaster229 · Jul 26, 2020

I think before 2013 makes it good to go.

John20619 · Jul 26, 2020

whistlersmother said:
Is your friend hypothetically named Brian?

I'd like to help, but your friend, hypothetically named Brian, should seek the advice of a 2A lawyer. Otherwise, the value of the information he receives here will be worth exactly what he paid for.

IANAL, even hypothetically speaking.

Brian is very much aware that anything he does or does not do is at his own peril, regardless of opinions on this site.

newmuzzleloader · Jul 26, 2020

Blaster229 said:
Maryland is perfect, except for the government.

John20619 · Jul 26, 2020

Blaster229 said:
I think before 2013 makes it good to go.

Thanks much. Appreciate the feedback.

spoon059 · Jul 26, 2020

Blaster229 said:
Maryland is perfect, except for the government.

And the humidity...

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CrueChief · Jul 26, 2020

John20619 said:
We have the Governor at least.

So: "Legal" or "Not Legal". (Or maybe I should add "Who Cares")

We have the Governor? :sad20:

John20619 · Jul 26, 2020

CrueChief said:
We have the Governor?

I try to keep an optimistic view on things. (Though yes it's a bit of a stretch).

rseymorejr · Jul 26, 2020

John20619 said:
We have the Governor at least.

CrueChief said:
We have the Governor?

John20619 said:
I try to keep an optimistic view on things. (Though yes it's a bit of a stretch).

Whenever I get irritated with Hogan I think to myself:

"Governor Brown, Governor Brown, Governor Brown"

And I feel a little better for a while.

As far as the original question I agree that you can do whatever you want with a lower owned pre 10-1-2013

John20619 · Jul 26, 2020

rseymorejr said:
Whenever I get irritated with Hogan I think to myself:

"Governor Brown, Governor Brown, Governor Brown"

And I feel a little better for a while.

As far as the original question I agree that you can do whatever you want with a lower owned pre 10-1-2013

Hey, thanks for the feedback. I'm not all-in on Hogan but he is an "R" in a deep blue state - and seems to remain popular with the masses. (I'm always concerned about what awaits in the wings).

spoon059 · Jul 26, 2020

John20619 said:
Hey, thanks for the feedback. I'm not all-in on Hogan but he is an "R" in a deep blue state - and seems to remain popular with the masses. (I'm always concerned about what awaits in the wings).

Exactly. Too many people here are single issue focused and don't seem to understand the reality could be substantially worse. Guns simply aren't popular in Maryland. Too many voters like the restrictions and want more. We're "lucky" that things aren't worse.

Anthony Brown would have been much worse for conservatives, on all fronts. I'll take the far less offensive candidate.

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outrider58 · Jul 26, 2020

The lesser of two weevils...

Rambler · Jul 26, 2020

outrider58 said:
The lesser of two weevils...

Capt. Jack Aubrey laughs heartily.

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