Biggfoot44
Ultimate Member
- Aug 2, 2009
- 33,131
. Since you mentioned handgun and rifle both in the singular , the pragmatic approach would ask what is their market value/ replacement cost vs lawyer fees . Anything with sentimental value, family heirloom , gifts from mentors, or otherwise irreplaceable ?
And the ( or one of ) Catch-22 s , is they can administratively take essentially unlimited time b but when they do contact you , you are on a strict timeline .
Added - In addition to the pragmatic money question , of course the question of acting on Principle , to make a Point . Standing up for the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Amendments is an important thing to do, and the more people who do are a Good Thing overall . But have your eyes open going in , and be prepared for the time in manhours and calender elasped time , and aggravation .
If you in need of firearms on purpose for defensive or recreational purposes now and in the reasonable future , you need to purchase substitute / additional firearms now anyway .
Think 7 days to respond from when they SEND a Registered Letter . Of the Post Office is slow , and typically leaves a green notice in your box , and it takes a day to go to P.O. to sign for it , that's eating out of your time window . Failure to respond within time window is deemed you're surrendering the gun(s) to be destroyed . Likewise if you are late to arrive to your scheduled Meeting aka Administrative Hearing , it is also deemed surrendering .
And even if cleared in Court , the various Md LEAs consider it discresionary if they decide they feel comfortable to " give " you a firearm .
And the ( or one of ) Catch-22 s , is they can administratively take essentially unlimited time b but when they do contact you , you are on a strict timeline .
Added - In addition to the pragmatic money question , of course the question of acting on Principle , to make a Point . Standing up for the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Amendments is an important thing to do, and the more people who do are a Good Thing overall . But have your eyes open going in , and be prepared for the time in manhours and calender elasped time , and aggravation .
If you in need of firearms on purpose for defensive or recreational purposes now and in the reasonable future , you need to purchase substitute / additional firearms now anyway .
Think 7 days to respond from when they SEND a Registered Letter . Of the Post Office is slow , and typically leaves a green notice in your box , and it takes a day to go to P.O. to sign for it , that's eating out of your time window . Failure to respond within time window is deemed you're surrendering the gun(s) to be destroyed . Likewise if you are late to arrive to your scheduled Meeting aka Administrative Hearing , it is also deemed surrendering .
And even if cleared in Court , the various Md LEAs consider it discresionary if they decide they feel comfortable to " give " you a firearm .
