You don’t need documentation, you legally owned it before 2013. Just register it and be done with it. No need for anything else.
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You don’t need documentation, you legally owned it before 2013. Just register it and be done with it. No need for anything else.
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Why? If purchased legally in another state, what difference does it make to MD whether it was bought in 2020 or 2000? If it's a "banned" platform now in MD, then it needs to be registered either way. It's not like he bought it to skirt MD rules...he probably had no idea he was moving to MD when he got that gun.
You don’t need documentation, you legally owned it before 2013. Just register it and be done with it. No need for anything else.
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This is the correct answer to your question.You don’t need documentation, you legally owned it before 2013. Just register it and be done with it. No need for anything else.
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If you make it a heavy barrel you are legal.
Why? If purchased legally in another state, what difference does it make to MD whether it was bought in 2020 or 2000? If it's a "banned" platform now in MD, then it needs to be registered either way. It's not like he bought it to skirt MD rules...he probably had no idea he was moving to MD when he got that gun.
You don’t need documentation, you legally owned it before 2013. Just register it and be done with it. No need for anything else.
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This. I am not aware of MSP ever asking for documentation to prove you owned it prior to some date. Since you’d be residing in Maryland, it might not hurt to try to get that letter from the gifter and just keep it in your records just in case some day. But I doubt you’d ever need it.
But one of those don’t play stupid games. You aren’t suggesting to so don’t think that’s why I am saying it, but don’t bring in banned firearms that you didn’t own prior to October 2013. And especially don’t bring in banned firearms that weren’t even made before October 2013 and you are old enough it doesn’t matter, but alternately don’t bring in firearms pre October 2013 if you weren’t legally old enough to possess them prior to October 2013. That last one would be a state law question of the state you were residing in at the time. For example, Maryland has long banned possession of regulated firearms by those under 21 without being in the actual presence of the owner.
Which means a parent couldn’t legally gift a pencil barreled AR or receiver to their 10 year old in October of 2013 or whatever. As the child wouldn’t be the legal possessor (even if they can own it. With guns, crap gets complicated).
Some states have vaguely similar laws on firearms possession and what not. Some don’t really have any laws about it and a 10 year old could own an AK-47, or Glock 19 or whatever. Though they’d need to be gifted the firearms (because federal law).
Most people I’ve ever heard of being charged with illegal firearm possession over banned firearm they got hemmed up by some other crimes that lead to the discovery and charges on the “assault weapons” or whatever. Sometimes it’s stupidly minor charges like drag racing and then some 19 year old is found with a pencil barreled AR-15 in the trunk of their car (the case I am thinking io, they would have been 13 when the law changed in Maryland).
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The burden is on the state to prove you didn't own it before '13. Not on you to prove you did.
Honestly I wouldn't say ANYTHING! Why borrow trouble? No one is going to ask you if its registered and God forbid something bad happens with it, it will be the least of concerns.
But man it would suck to become a prohibited person 100% for sure if caught (unless the DA decides to drop the case). Not sure its a crime you could get expunged later. So you might never be able to get your firearm rights back. And likely face thousands of dollars in legal fees, possible fines and at a guess as a first time offender if you didn't do anything else wrong, might face a few months in jail and a few years probation. Maybe loss of your job. Could be loss of your marriage and limited/no parental rights depending on if you are married and have kids and how your spouse might feel about all of it.
Low chance of getting caught, really high penalties (even if you don't get anything like the max) if you do. It isn't like its a $100 fine if you get caught. Its the life changing (in a really bad way) kind of outcome if you did.