larr
Active Member
was there ever a time in Maryland were you could do a ftf transfer of a handgun just like you can do with a shotgun? i hope this is the right place for this thread if not please move.
was there ever......
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rj1974
Ultimate Member
yes you used to be able to .I dont recall the year it changed .Im sure a more detail answer is forth coming.
Johnthetoolguy
Ultimate Member
Most definitely. I sold several handguns that way.
Sure. When I was younger we bought and sold handguns all the time with no government interference. I'm not sure when the laws changed.
rj1974
Ultimate Member
And if memory serves registration is still volutary on those bought before the law passed .
larr
Active Member
does anyone know the date? i remember some years ago my father bought a handgun from a friend but i cannot for the life of me remember when.
Johnthetoolguy
Ultimate Member
It was sometime after 1986, that much I'm sure of. That was the last time I did a FTF w/ a handgun.
Yeah, I'll get right on that registration thing
rj1974
Ultimate Member
was 97 for me i think correction it was 95 i pulled the sales receipt
register what ???? what were we talking about
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larr
Active Member
thanks for the replies, is there a website that i can go to to find out the exact year? i goggled it but came up with nothing. thanks again for all the info.
Johnthetoolguy
Ultimate Member
I'm sure if you hang in there a few more minutes, someone will give you the exact date.
Mud Turtle
Member
My guess is about 1994 or 1995
rifelman
Active Member
The Maryland Gun satety Act of 1996 required the recordation of secondary sales. It became law on Oct 1, 1996
larr
Active Member
thanks thats what i needed to know. well i know my father bought his pistol well before 1996. thanks again
SRD
R.I.P.
So before that date FTF,no paper work,no back ground check,etc. it was legal ?
Not doubting you,just trying to understand/confirm.I just always remember growing up and my father talking about "cool-off" period.
I do remember him giving a 1911 to his friend for work,but never thought about it.When I started buying my own (88-89),it was always long-guns and by the time I purchased my first handgun,the current rules applied.
rj1974
Ultimate Member
Yes FTF was fine then but you still had to wait at the shops .
SRD
R.I.P.
Thanks
Would these years and rules have also applied to AR and AK sales? Crazy to imagine that at one time not long ago Marylanders could do FTF handgun sales and riots didn't break out with chaos ensuing. If you could do FTF handgun sales I'm assuming that AR and AK type FTF sales were ok too. Just wondering if it might ever be that way again. I hope but kind of doubt it.
