A family member recently turned 21 and is interested in applying for an HQL. Whom in Central MD is the easiest place to get fingerprints scanned? I did it a bunch of years ago for myself at worth a Shot in Laurel. I can go there again if required but would like to find somewhere closer. Also, what's the easiest way to get the required training?
Where to apply for an HQL
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Frederick sheriff's office for the prints. Texas online hunter safety course for the class.
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danb
dont be a dumbass
UMBC Campus (Catonsville). Also Laurel police.
The "easiest" training is a matter of opinion. TX Hunter safety is IMO the least expensive choice. I have also seen some regulated lowers going for $40 on sale. Owning a regulated lower makes one training exempt.
The "easiest" training is a matter of opinion. TX Hunter safety is IMO the least expensive choice. I have also seen some regulated lowers going for $40 on sale. Owning a regulated lower makes one training exempt.
Biggfoot44
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The MSP website has a link to the listing of all LiveScan vendors in the state .
JohnC
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I did maryland small arms training because it was the cheapest ($25) actual HQL training I could find. They have a fingerprint company on site ($65 standard). They give you everything you need to know about submitting an application on the MD state police portal. I got my license in about 12 days class to HQL in hand. Highly recommended
Free State is a one stop shop for all things HQL, including fingerprinting.
Easiest place I know of to get it all done in one go.
roadking
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Freestate was where I went for printing. Not super fast, but they are friendly. And they did it right. And cheap enough.
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Geared Up in Westminster advertises themselves as a 1-Stop Shop for HQL prints and training. I have yet to visit them, but have heard nice things.
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For those on the west side of Baltimore, Typer Firearms is close to a one stop shop for your HQL. They do training and will help with your appilication if necessary....plus they are next door to a fingerprint service. On Target has nights when they can do training and fingerprints. Worth A Shot in Millersville is a one stop shop. Probably the cheapest option in central Maryland is Maryland Small Arms Range in Upper Marlboro.
Any Maryland recognized Hunter Safety program is sufficient to exempt you from training as is prior military service (need a DD214) as well as prior ownership of a handgun (make, model, serial number)
Beau (aka sxs)
Any Maryland recognized Hunter Safety program is sufficient to exempt you from training as is prior military service (need a DD214) as well as prior ownership of a handgun (make, model, serial number)
Beau (aka sxs)
dist1646
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There used to be a volunteer doing the prints one day per week. I know they were looking for someone to take over doing the work some time back. I'll keep it in mind next time I attend a meeting.
Beefcube
Sammich King
If it was Absolute, thats Katie.
Geared Up is open .
Wed-Friday 9-5
Every other weekend Sat-Sunday 9-5
Classes start earlier on weekends.
If you call ahead they're easy to work with and are around alot after close and will work with you on a time to show up.
Beefcube
Sammich King
Absolute is part of the building with Geared Up and you usually don't need an appointment.
9-5.
Exempt due to owning a regulated firearm requires a purchase prior to the date the law was enacted. How does one purchase a regulated lower without the HQL? Are you buying it unregulated as a rifle part then magically changing your mind and planning to convert it to a pistol configuration?
danb
dont be a dumbass
A stripped lower ar15 receiver is a regulated firearm but does not require an HQL. It goes on the 77r, but no HQL is required. There is a 7 day wait to pick up your non functional piece of metal, lol. Then its allowable as training exemption because you now own a regulated item.
I am not sure this is cheaper or quicker than the online TX hunter safety... but it's a route many take.
Somehow I overlooked the comment in red when I red through this thread previously.
Some regulated firearms are exempt from the HQL requirement. As mentioned, a stripped lower. You can also purchase a Curio & Relic type handgun which, while exempt from the HQL, is a regulated firearm and will exempt you from the training requirement.
FYI, there are reports that some firearms training businesses are denying that purchasing a receiver or C&R will exempt you from the training. Well, if you receive your handgun via a FFL 03 C&R license, that might be true. But I personally know 3 people who purchased C&R handguns via a MD 77R and later used that purchase to exempt themselves from training. Likewise, one local (not an IP) provider of training insists that Hunter Safety must have been completed within 3 years or it is not an exemption from training. I guess I can understand how this could be misunderstood as law states HQL training must have been completed within 3 years of HQL application (Sec 517.1.D.3). However, the Hunter Safety exemption is not under that section (517.1.E.2) So the 3 year window does NOT apply to Hunter Safety or as the law states, "... A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN COMPETENCY
AND SAFETY IN THE HANDLING OF FIREARMS PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF NATURAL RESOURCES UNDER § 10–301.1 OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES
ARTICLE;".
and, FYI, I have know people who took their Hunter Ed decades ago and MDSP is, in fact, accepting that training.
Point being, don't merely accept what a training facility tells you the law is. They do have a vested interest in selling training.
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