MD Law and Components

Major03 said:

Thanks.

Not that anyone has any powder anywhere...but good to know when it does start showing up again...

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Major03 said:

What's the law regarding amount of powder and primers you can have in reserve?

I've been keeping myself at 4 lbs, but I've seen some posts where folks have claimed to find 8 lb kegs of powder locally.

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lx1x said:

Powder 5 lbs smokeless and 5 for black powder. No limit on primers.

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BuildnBurn said:

I believe the NFPA limit for primers is 10k

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lx1x said:

Association is not MD law. Just saying.

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lx1x said:

Association is not MD law. Just saying.

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sundaeman said:

May want to check the fine print in the home owners insurance.

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RichB said:

What kind of powder you looking for?

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J Beard said:

"The law is 5 lbs of smokeless and 5 lbs of black-powder, per person, in the original container, as long as it's not stored in a multifamily dwelling or public building."

Can you cite where you found this?
I have not been able to find law limiting amount of powder you can have.

NFPA is a non regulatory agency, they basically give suggestions, but a lot of their codes are adopted by MD or brought into court cases as common practice or "common sense".

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Maryland Code
Public Safety Article - Title 11. Explosives...

§ 11-105. License required; exceptions....


...(d) Same - Possession of explosives for use in firearms.-

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person need not obtain a license to possess or store up to 5 pounds of smokeless powder for the loading or reloading of small arms ammunition, and up to 5 pounds of black powder for the loading or reloading of small arms ammunition or for use in the loading of antique arms or replicas of antique arms, if the smokeless powder and black powder are stored in their original shipping containers and are possessed only for personal use in firearms.

(2) A person may not possess or store explosives for use in firearms in any quantity in multifamily dwellings, apartments, dormitories, hotels, schools, other public buildings, or buildings or structures open for public use.

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BuildnBurn said:

I agree; it's not MD law, but I bet NFPA limits would be brought into play if an issue came up

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sundaeman said:

May want to check the fine print in the home owners insurance.

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BuildnBurn said:

Bingo

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