Wear and Carry On OWN PROPERTY
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Fox123
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Prohibition on wear and carry applies to public.
If you are on your own property there is no prohibition.
If you are on your own property there is no prohibition.
I'd still recommend following law (for public) regarding loaded firearms in or ON a motor vehicle. With a handgun holstered (in my opinion) it's no an issue. A loaded long gun riding around might be a different story and can be fairly dangerous.
In Maryland, a loaded gun (sitting still) leaned up against a motor vehicle is a illegal.
In Maryland, a loaded gun (sitting still) leaned up against a motor vehicle is a illegal.
You can carry anything you want on your own property, any way you wish (with the above exception to motor vehicles). One thing to be mindful of is easements/property boundaries. Many of us have property that goes up to the end of the road and we tend to think of that as our "front yard", but many times the county may actually own the rights to the first 10-20 feet of your road-side boundary (for planned future road expansions). Walk down to the mail-box while carrying, and you could find yourself carrying on public property.
Muleskinner
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ATVs are not considered motor vehicles in Md. The law only applies to street legal vehicles. We carry loaded hunting rifles and shotguns on our ATVs regularly during hunting season on private property
Muleskinner
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Warden was wrong. The law says motor vehicle, ATVs do not meet the requirement for the legal definition of a motor vehicle. I hope who ever got the paper took it to court.
Doesn't mean it was illegal, just that the a ticket was written. Same with leaning a loaded fire against a vehicle. The law says in or on, not against .
Leaning against and on is going to be splitting hairs you are likely to lose.
If I saw something leaning against something I’d say it is on it. I think most other people would also. Judge is almost certainly going to
No idea on what MD considers a motor vehicle or not.
Operate a riding lawnmower, ATV or other motorized vehicle on a roadway while under the influence and you'll find out....
I've seen/heard of SEVERAL DUIs that had nothing at all to do with a registered/road legal vehicle.
PapiBarcelona
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- Jan 1, 2011
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Hell, I know of a goober who got a DUI on a large farm tractor. LOL
Of course. The statute says driving a vehicle. It doesn’t say motor vehicle, on road, etc.
So if you are drunk and operating anything with a motor that propels itself, DUI is possible. Could be drunk on your lawn mower cutting your grass.
That said, the open alcohol container law specifically says it only applies possessing an open alcohol container in a passenger area of a motor vehicle, ON A HIGHWAY. I assume that broadly means any public road.
It doesn’t apply to the occupant of a vehicle that is primarily used for transportation of a person for compensation. Also doesn’t apply to the living quarters of an RV.
So rock out with your beer while you mow your lawn or ride around in your tractor or ATV. Just stay off public roads and don’t actually get drunk (because it sure looks like you could be charged with a dui)
- Nov 11, 2009
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In the more rabidly Progressive areas of the state, I suspect being seen with a firearm on one's own property would bring an armed response and possibly a charge of disturbing the peace, or frightening a snowflake.
Such a scenario would be a preliminary setup for a Red Flag complaint.
I trust no one in this state, except those who have earned my trust.
Such a scenario would be a preliminary setup for a Red Flag complaint.
I trust no one in this state, except those who have earned my trust.
When I was a kid, my dad told us to take the guns out to the driveway with a card table and some newspaper to clean up after shooting. There we'd be, a couple of kids handling firearms in the driveway and waving at the neighbors. Can you even imagine that in MoCo now? They'd be waving that red flag like a signal at the Daytona 500.
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