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Hello!
I'm George, a 21 year-old currently living in Annapolis and am a junior at the Academy. I'm originally from Las Vegas and have shot a few times, but am now looking at getting a weapon of my own, primarily for recreational shooting.\
I've looked a good bit over the gun and gun purchasing law and realize that even though I'm out-of-state active duty military, I count as a resident of Maryland and thus must obey their gun laws.
I'm looking at purchasing a Beretta cx4 Storm (9mm) and will be receiving a handgun from my uncle when I graduate. We have a range at the Academy but cannot use it, and I have nowhere to store the weapon. That leaves me with pretty much one option -- store the gun at a range. I found a range within 50 minutes driving distance that offers annual gun storage and range memberships at (what seam to me) to be reasonable prices -- Gilbert's Indoor Range in Rockville, MD.
However, I have some questions: what exactly do I need to do to purchase the cx4 (it's not a handgun so the rules are much less strict, yes?)? Is there a waiting period, and if so, how long is it? What are the restrictions on transporting it in my car to the range or anywhere else? What fees are there and what would I need to purchase aside from just the gun, cleaning materials, and magazines? Does being active duty military give me any advantage in buying/owning a gun in terms of price/law? From what I understand, Maryland is most restrictive states in terms of gun ownership.
Thanks a bunch guys! This seems like a cool community.
- George
I'm George, a 21 year-old currently living in Annapolis and am a junior at the Academy. I'm originally from Las Vegas and have shot a few times, but am now looking at getting a weapon of my own, primarily for recreational shooting.\
I've looked a good bit over the gun and gun purchasing law and realize that even though I'm out-of-state active duty military, I count as a resident of Maryland and thus must obey their gun laws.
I'm looking at purchasing a Beretta cx4 Storm (9mm) and will be receiving a handgun from my uncle when I graduate. We have a range at the Academy but cannot use it, and I have nowhere to store the weapon. That leaves me with pretty much one option -- store the gun at a range. I found a range within 50 minutes driving distance that offers annual gun storage and range memberships at (what seam to me) to be reasonable prices -- Gilbert's Indoor Range in Rockville, MD.
However, I have some questions: what exactly do I need to do to purchase the cx4 (it's not a handgun so the rules are much less strict, yes?)? Is there a waiting period, and if so, how long is it? What are the restrictions on transporting it in my car to the range or anywhere else? What fees are there and what would I need to purchase aside from just the gun, cleaning materials, and magazines? Does being active duty military give me any advantage in buying/owning a gun in terms of price/law? From what I understand, Maryland is most restrictive states in terms of gun ownership.
Thanks a bunch guys! This seems like a cool community.
- George
