Hey guys.
Me and some of my shooting mates are interested in shooting 2gun/3gun competitions in Thurmon MD but are concerned with some of the MD firearm 'safety' laws. Based on the forum post below I see the excerpt
"A resident of another state who lawfully acquires such a weapon after October 1, 2013, and who then moves into the state with it, would commit an offense. (It would be a crime even to bring such a non-grandfathered rifle into the state for a shooting competition"
Does this mean that if we have 'assualt rifles' that meet the criteria of the ban and we purchased them after 10/2013, we would be violating the law by bringing them to the MD competition?
Does this go the same with bringing our semi-automatic pistols that meet the criteria of the ban if we purchased them after 10/2013?
https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=114585
7. "Assault" weapons and "copycat" firearms possessed as of October 1, 2013, will be "grandfathered" in (not banned) for both current Maryland residents and people who move to Maryland in the future. Their lawful owners may continue to possess them and to transport them. (Page 14, lines 9-16.) This would also apply to any such firearm for which the would-be owner "has a purchase order for. or completed an application to purchase" as of October 1, 2013" (note: that phrase was inserted on the House floor on April 3, in place of the earlier phrase referring to a "verifiable purchase order"). However, there are substantial doubts that such a previously ordered gun could be lawfully transferred to the buyer after October 1, unless the dealer had it hand before that date (e.g., a layaway). A resident of another state who lawfully acquires such a weapon after October 1, 2013, and who then moves into the state with it, would commit an offense. (It would be a crime even to bring such a non-grandfathered rifle into the state for a shooting competition, although just driving across the state with an ultimate destination in another state, with the gun unloaded and cased separately from ammo, would in theory be protected by a federal law, 18 U.S.C. §926.) Grandfathered assault weapons may be passed on by inheritance (page 12, lines 21-26). Current Maryland residents are not required to register their grandfathered "assault"/"copycat" firearms, but persons who move to Maryland after October 1, 2013, would be required to register such firearms (see no. 8 below).
Thanks!
Me and some of my shooting mates are interested in shooting 2gun/3gun competitions in Thurmon MD but are concerned with some of the MD firearm 'safety' laws. Based on the forum post below I see the excerpt
"A resident of another state who lawfully acquires such a weapon after October 1, 2013, and who then moves into the state with it, would commit an offense. (It would be a crime even to bring such a non-grandfathered rifle into the state for a shooting competition"
Does this mean that if we have 'assualt rifles' that meet the criteria of the ban and we purchased them after 10/2013, we would be violating the law by bringing them to the MD competition?
Does this go the same with bringing our semi-automatic pistols that meet the criteria of the ban if we purchased them after 10/2013?
https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=114585
7. "Assault" weapons and "copycat" firearms possessed as of October 1, 2013, will be "grandfathered" in (not banned) for both current Maryland residents and people who move to Maryland in the future. Their lawful owners may continue to possess them and to transport them. (Page 14, lines 9-16.) This would also apply to any such firearm for which the would-be owner "has a purchase order for. or completed an application to purchase" as of October 1, 2013" (note: that phrase was inserted on the House floor on April 3, in place of the earlier phrase referring to a "verifiable purchase order"). However, there are substantial doubts that such a previously ordered gun could be lawfully transferred to the buyer after October 1, unless the dealer had it hand before that date (e.g., a layaway). A resident of another state who lawfully acquires such a weapon after October 1, 2013, and who then moves into the state with it, would commit an offense. (It would be a crime even to bring such a non-grandfathered rifle into the state for a shooting competition, although just driving across the state with an ultimate destination in another state, with the gun unloaded and cased separately from ammo, would in theory be protected by a federal law, 18 U.S.C. §926.) Grandfathered assault weapons may be passed on by inheritance (page 12, lines 21-26). Current Maryland residents are not required to register their grandfathered "assault"/"copycat" firearms, but persons who move to Maryland after October 1, 2013, would be required to register such firearms (see no. 8 below).
Thanks!
