Nope, per MSP, the designated collector letter does NOT convey thet status of collector ro anyone, it is simply to bypass the 30 day wait between handgun purchases.
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Nope, per MSP, the designated collector letter does NOT convey thet status of collector ro anyone, it is simply to bypass the 30 day wait between handgun purchases.
If you submit the paperwork for both at the same time at the dealer, both hand guns can go on the same 77R and you only have to pay $10, once.
IX-3
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I realized I never checked back on this thread. Thanks for answering my question.
IX-3
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Has anyone submitted their application lately and received their letter? I know it usually takes 30 days but was hoping people were getting them sooner. I submitted mine on 9/14 and was hoping to have it back by now since my HQL was processed in 3 days.
RuralRifleGuy
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Submitted mine around the same time as you and got it today so yours should be in the mail soon I would think.
Vswillj1
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- Oct 1, 2018
- 88
I just received my DC for my HQL. Do I still have the 7 day wait period
IX-3
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Mine was in the mail today.
Yes. Designated Collector removes the 30 day waiting period between regulated firearm purchases not the 7 day wait for MSP approval.
imaoldcowhand
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- Aug 3, 2018
- 708
Allows purchase more often than every 30 days. See below.
Expands permitted transport under MD Code, Criminal Law, § 4-203(b)(5), which allows:
"(5) the moving by a bona fide gun collector of part or all of the collector's gun collection from place to place for public or private exhibition if each handgun is unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or an enclosed holster"I
https://www.atf.gov/file/117251/download
Expands permitted transport under MD Code, Criminal Law, § 4-203(b)(5), which allows:
"(5) the moving by a bona fide gun collector of part or all of the collector's gun collection from place to place for public or private exhibition if each handgun is unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or an enclosed holster"I
https://www.atf.gov/file/117251/download
silentdynasty
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How long it takes the application to be approved? Will send mine tomorrow.
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Generally less than 30 days, I think I remember hearing some got it back in 2 weeks or so.
IX-3
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I had mine in just over two weeks. However, if you send yours tomorrow it may take longer due to the holidays unless they get it by Wednesday and a miracle happens. Realistically it might be sometime after the beginning of the new year since they're going to be closed for basically half of the rest of December for weekends or holidays.
silentdynasty
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Thank you for the information. Going to get my application notarized by a bank next to work tomorrow am. And the USPS guy come and get mail around 11 so it should be there by Tuesday the latest if not then Wednesday. But we’ll see how this process goes.
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If you get antsy and need to make a multiple purchase before you receive your letter you can call the MSP and they can tell if you're in the system, if so you are good to go and don't need to wait to have the letter in hand.
So, post #23 says, "Nope, per MSP, the designated collector letter does NOT convey the status of collector ro anyone, it is simply to bypass the 30 day wait between handgun purchases"
You say otherwise. Who's correct? Is someone with a Designated Collector letter considered by MD to be a "Bona fide" collector as opposed to say an FFL 03?
Until that's clarified I'm gonna consider that Maryland would be unlikely to give neither special transportation exceptions to anyone with just a no-cost, no-fee Designated Collector letter nor consider them 'bona fide collector's"
The definition of Bona Fide has YET to be determined in a Maryland Court of Law.
Still waiting for some damnfool to volunteer to be a test case.
Meanwhile, there is absolutely NO relationship between that mysterious bit about "bona fide collectors" and the Designated Collector status. They are entirely separate things.
That would be the wise course. It can only be determined in criminal court, after you are arrested and have your guns confiscated. Even then, you're going to need a good lawyer.
Much safer to rely on the "Dog Obedience Training" exception. That one is much clearer and unambiguous. Just drive with a Labrador Retriever everywhere you go.
Still waiting for some damnfool to volunteer to be a test case.
Meanwhile, there is absolutely NO relationship between that mysterious bit about "bona fide collectors" and the Designated Collector status. They are entirely separate things.
That would be the wise course. It can only be determined in criminal court, after you are arrested and have your guns confiscated. Even then, you're going to need a good lawyer.
Much safer to rely on the "Dog Obedience Training" exception. That one is much clearer and unambiguous. Just drive with a Labrador Retriever everywhere you go.
Nope, bona fide collector is not defined under Maryland law
Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
- 33,137
What Threeband said, not defined in statute or regulations .
Be used as evidence ? Should you be the lucky volunteer to be the test case , I'm sure your lawyer would bring up a DCL , but my armchair opinion is you would want to have a boatload of additional points to expound upon your Collecting Activities .
Be used as evidence ? Should you be the lucky volunteer to be the test case , I'm sure your lawyer would bring up a DCL , but my armchair opinion is you would want to have a boatload of additional points to expound upon your Collecting Activities .
danb
dont be a dumbass
Just last week I transported my designated collection of loaded firearms to the bank and made a withdrawal. You should have seen the look on their faces when they saw how sweet my collection was. Im a designated collector, its all good.
GoldGunsGirls
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Just to clarify one more time in case someone reading this doesn;t understand. The Designated Collector letter does not give carte blanche allowance to transport regulated firearms. The status we can apply for is a "Designated Collector" but the statute quoted above explicitly says "bona fide collector." They are NOT necessarily the same. If you got stopped at a restaurant on the way home from the range, you would be hard pressed to explain to a jury how your Glock 19 counts as a "bona fide" collection and how you were planning on exhibiting it at Applebee's.
