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Thought it did not have to be from a contiguous state, only from one that will send to an ffl in MD in MD compliant format
It is legal to purchase a Maryland Compliant long gun in any contiguous State from a licensed dealer. (DE shares a border) To be Maryland compliant the rifle must have a Heavy Barrel and have an OAL of at least 29 inches long. The magazine can be over 10 rounds if purchased outside of Maryland.
We have plenty of dealers here in Maryland d that have AR rifles in stock. Have you considered shopping locally first. You may be surprised at what you find.
The contiguous part was superseded by FOPA in '86 . Rifles and Shotguns may be purchased from an FFL in any state, providing is legal in both the purchaser's home state, and the state where sale takes place.
But as a practical matter, get farther away from Md, and dealers are less likely to know or care to know the intricacies of Md law, and thus decline to sell anything vaguely EBR-ish.
It is legal to purchase a Maryland Compliant long gun in any contiguous State from a licensed dealer. (DE shares a border) To be Maryland compliant the rifle must have a Heavy Barrel and have an OAL of at least 29 inches long. The magazine can be over 10 rounds if purchased outside of Maryland.
We have plenty of dealers here in Maryland d that have AR rifles in stock. Have you considered shopping locally first. You may be surprised at what you find.
In Mdeng's defense, it gets confusing because the superseded, unenforceable language remains on Md's books.
Contiguous state requirement was removed with FOPA 86.
Now you can buy a long gun in ANY state, according to Federal law.
GCA 68 required that each state specifically allow contiguous state purchases (IIRC DE did not), and some states allowed such purchases (MD), and some states limited purchases to only contiguous states (MD did not). Slowly, they are changing their state laws.
Bottom line, and MD resident can purchase in any state, but the sale/purchase must be legal in both the state where the transaction occurs, and the state of residence of the purchaser.
So an MD resident can buy a long gun in DE, but the long gun must be legal in MD and DE.
5-204. Purchasers of rifles and shotguns.
(a)"Adjacent state" defined In this section,
"adjacent state" means Delaware, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, or West Virginia.
(b) Resident of this State in adjacent state.
If a resident of this State is eligible to purchase a
rifle or shotgun under the laws of an adjacent
state, the resident may purchase a rifle or shotgun
from a federally licensed gun dealer in the
adjacent state.
(c) Resident of adjacent state in this State.
If a resident of an adjacent state is eligible to
purchase a rifle or shotgun under the laws of this
State, the resident may purchase a rifle or shotgun
from a federally licensed gun dealer in this
State.