- Dec 20, 2013
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According to ATF, that's still the case (nationwide).
Transport/storage of loaded long gun in vehicle
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According to ATF, that's still the case (nationwide).
NateIU10
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Do you happen to know what statute you were charged under?
MD hunting law is a statewide law that applies to all, hunting or not...
Rifles and shotguns may be transported in a vehicle for any reason.
But, due to Maryland's conservation/hunting laws, the weapons must be unloaded and
secured in commercial cases or gun racks regardless of whether one has a permit.
Maryland's preemption statute provides uniformity for most gun laws
throughout the state. But localities may still regulate the discharge of firearms
within their limits and the carry of firearms within 100 yards of schools, parks,
churches, public buildings, and places of public assembly. A recently enacted self-
defense law provides homeowners with civil immunity from damages sustained by
unlawful intruders against whom the homeowner employs deadly force.
From the Hunting and Trapping Guide...
It is unlawful to:
Have a loaded firearm in, on, or leaning against any vehicle. This includes ammunition in the magazine or a muzzleloader ready to fire.
Rifles and shotguns may be transported in a vehicle for any reason.
But, due to Maryland's conservation/hunting laws, the weapons must be unloaded and
secured in commercial cases or gun racks regardless of whether one has a permit.
Maryland's preemption statute provides uniformity for most gun laws
throughout the state. But localities may still regulate the discharge of firearms
within their limits and the carry of firearms within 100 yards of schools, parks,
churches, public buildings, and places of public assembly. A recently enacted self-
defense law provides homeowners with civil immunity from damages sustained by
unlawful intruders against whom the homeowner employs deadly force.
From the Hunting and Trapping Guide...
It is unlawful to:
Have a loaded firearm in, on, or leaning against any vehicle. This includes ammunition in the magazine or a muzzleloader ready to fire.
Natural Resources Article 10-410(c)(1): " A person may not shoot at any species of wildlife from an automobile or other vehicle or, except as provided in § 4-203(b) of the Criminal Law Article and Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article, possess in or on an automobile or other vehicle a loaded handgun or shotgun, or a rifle containing any ammunition in the magazine or chamber."
Misdemeanor w/ fine up to $1500 IIRC
Misdemeanor w/ fine up to $1500 IIRC
