Cost for HQL fingerprinting

AKbythebay · Jun 18, 2020

Getting ready to get printed and apply for an HQL - something I swore I would never do :sad20:

Long story but due to a recall on a handgun I own they have to send me a replacement which is a different gun. Now I have to go through all the HQL crap to get my replacement.

Anyway what is the typical charge for printing at most places? I called my local police agency and they charge a total around $51. They say $20 is their charge, the remaining $31+ is for state and federal processing.

Does this sound correct? This F-ing recall is going to cost me close to $120 when all is said and done in state fees. :mad54:

EDA98 · Jun 18, 2020

$55 is what I paid two weeks ago for HQL prints. So that sounds about right.

AKbythebay · Jun 18, 2020

EDA98 said:
$55 is what I paid two weeks ago for HQL prints. So that sounds about right.

Thank you

And then $50 for the license?

What's the standard MD background check for a handgun cost these days? I haven't bought a handgun for 7+ years.

Steel Hunter · Jun 18, 2020

AKbythebay said:
Thank you

And then $50 for the license?

What's the standard MD background check for a handgun cost these days? I haven't bought a handgun for 7+ years.

Pretty sure it's $10 for MSP fees? I haven't actually bought a handgun in Maryland either so I'd be in the same boat as you if I had to return one.

AKbythebay · Jun 18, 2020

Steel Hunter said:
Pretty sure it's $10 for MSP fees? I haven't actually bought a handgun in Maryland either so I'd be in the same boat as you if I had to return one.

Thanks. It's been such a sh!t show with this damn recall. I really wish I did the right thing and just told the "no thanks" when I first got the notice. It has been one issue after another and dragged on for a year and a half. And then I find out about the HQL business. Ugghhh :sad20:

PowPow · Jun 20, 2020

Steel Hunter said:
Pretty sure it's $10 for MSP fees? I haven't actually bought a handgun in Maryland either so I'd be in the same boat as you if I had to return one.

No. Cost for initial HQL is $50 to MSP + cost of fingerprinting. $20 to renew. You were probably thinking about the $10 77R processing fee.

https://mdsp.maryland.gov/Organizat...ion/Firearms/HandgunQualificationLicense.aspx

IronEye · Jun 20, 2020

I don't believe that you need a HQL to receive a warranty replacement handgun if it is sent to you directly from the manufacturer.

AKbythebay · Jun 20, 2020

IronEye said:
I don't believe that you need a HQL to receive a warranty replacement handgun if it is sent to you directly from the manufacturer.

Has to go thru a licensed FFL. They are replacing a defective Rossi with a different gun (Taurus). I had my FFL dealer talk to MSP about it directly and they said I had to get the HQL and do the full background check.

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Art3 · Jun 20, 2020

If I understand it correctly, even if it is the same model gun, if it has a different serial number, it has to go through the whole process.

You gotta do what you gotta do :shrug:

Once the deed is done, you might as well get the most mileage out of that HQL investment that you can. Get your Designated Collector status, then buy buy buy...you've got about 7 years of purchasing to make up for!

Kharn · Jun 21, 2020

IronEye said:
I don't believe that you need a HQL to receive a warranty replacement handgun if it is sent to you directly from the manufacturer.

+1
If you ship a defective gun directly to the manufacturer to be destroyed, they can send a new serial number directly to you.

If you shipped it through an FFL, it must come back through an FFL with all that entails. It's not worth saving the individual vs FFL shipping costs when you get hit with the transfer fees on the back end.

AKbythebay · Jun 21, 2020

Art3 said:
If I understand it correctly, even if it is the same model gun, if it has a different serial number, it has to go through the whole process.

You gotta do what you gotta do Once the deed is done, you might as well get the most mileage out of that HQL investment that you can. Get your Designated Collector status, then buy buy buy...you've got about 7 years of purchasing to make up for!

LOL I'll do my best

I downsized not too long ago. Might be time for a couple additions to the stable.

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AKbythebay · Jun 21, 2020

Kharn said:
+1
If you ship a defective gun directly to the manufacturer to be destroyed, they can send a new serial number directly to you.

If you shipped it through an FFL, it must come back through an FFL with all that entails. It's not worth saving the individual vs FFL shipping costs when you get hit with the transfer fees on the back end.

Wish I had thought of that ahead of time. My deal who I bought the gun from called me about the recall and said to bring the gun to him so thats what I did. I talked to Rossi directly and they said they had to ship the gun to my FFL. They certainly at least implied that they wouldn't ship directly to me. They stopped making handguns under the Rossi name so all are being replaced with Taurus. I asked if I could do a refund and naturally no-go.

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