Now having a 40 minute commute to work I have a lot of time to ponder and my curiosity runs wild.
I’m from PA, never had anything like the HQL. No license/course to own any firearm. I grew up with them and was taught proper safety, storage and transport all my life. I’m all for someone that doesn’t know any better or is new to firearms going and taking a course. I think that’s a great idea.
Now, it’s my constitutional right to own and keep firearms. I don’t want to go down the argumentative rabbit hole of why, but it’s my constitutional right.
With that being said, MD has the HQL which according to MSP (and my understanding of their website) is required to buy/sell/transfer firearms. Being a constitutional right to have firearms, I think it’s wrong for the state to make money off of a constitutional right we have by paying for the courses, fingerprints, etc.
Having owned firearms coming into MD, I am not required to get my HQL. As the MSP website also says that anything owned prior to coming in is fine. So now all I’m doing is 80%s, no buying, selling, or transferring, so no need to HQL.
So here’s my thinking wrapped up:
I have a constitutional right to buy, own and keep firearms, therefore I believe it is wrong and unconstitutional for the state to make money off of my right. If it was free, I would have no problem with it.
Is my thinking wrong? Right? Yes and no? Out in left field?
I’m from PA, never had anything like the HQL. No license/course to own any firearm. I grew up with them and was taught proper safety, storage and transport all my life. I’m all for someone that doesn’t know any better or is new to firearms going and taking a course. I think that’s a great idea.
Now, it’s my constitutional right to own and keep firearms. I don’t want to go down the argumentative rabbit hole of why, but it’s my constitutional right.
With that being said, MD has the HQL which according to MSP (and my understanding of their website) is required to buy/sell/transfer firearms. Being a constitutional right to have firearms, I think it’s wrong for the state to make money off of a constitutional right we have by paying for the courses, fingerprints, etc.
Having owned firearms coming into MD, I am not required to get my HQL. As the MSP website also says that anything owned prior to coming in is fine. So now all I’m doing is 80%s, no buying, selling, or transferring, so no need to HQL.
So here’s my thinking wrapped up:
I have a constitutional right to buy, own and keep firearms, therefore I believe it is wrong and unconstitutional for the state to make money off of my right. If it was free, I would have no problem with it.
Is my thinking wrong? Right? Yes and no? Out in left field?