I was reading an affidavit for a search warrant and the officer put that he checked "Maryland M-Gun and found no firearms registered to [subject]" Never heard of M-Gun before. Anyone know what that is?
M-Gun is the Maryland State Police info center for LE attempting to confirm firearm status, especially at traffic stops.
It's a feature in MILES which will bring up pretty much everything the state has gun records on for a person. Handguns registered, wear carry permits, machine gun registrations, etc.
Is there a way for a citizen to verify (for accuracy purposes) what the state has on record?
Is there a way for a citizen to verify (for accuracy purposes) what the state has on record?
MGUN is the former name of a database. Sometimes officers still use that acronym. It is now called MAFSS or the Maryland Automated Firearms Services System. I do not believe that it holds any information other than regulated firearm sales and transfers. Wear and carry permits should not be in MAFSS. All Maryland law enforcement has access to this database. Since the MSP went electronic with the 77R, I am not sure if this old data was migrated into the new system. And I doubt that the new data will be entered into MAFSS. Only your personal information is available to you. You can not pia request the specific data of another individual. How is it available on a traffic stop? A specific query must be conducted. Meaning you either ask the dispatcher to run the query or you run it from an in car computer. It would be rare for an officer to make such and inquiry for every traffic stop. It is too time consuming.
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