Moving to MD with Class III - any thoughts???

[accur8shot]

Hello all - I am moving to Maryland from Florida in a couple of months. Apart from the premature withdrawal I'm feeling about giving up my concealed carry permit and rights, I have two Class III questions I'm hoping someone here can answer:

1) I have a Class III SBR and my trust is set up in Florida. Do I have to transfer or change my trust in any way?

2) I have a suppressor awaiting tax stamp. If I move before I receive the tax stamp, is there anything I must do, or do I need to notify ATF, etc?

Thanks for any advice you have. Also, if anyone knows any good rifle ranges in the Baltimore/DC area please let me know.

 

[Markp]

Hello all - I am moving to Maryland from Florida in a couple of months. Apart from the premature withdrawal I'm feeling about giving up my concealed carry permit and rights, I have two Class III questions I'm hoping someone here can answer:

1) I have a Class III SBR and my trust is set up in Florida. Do I have to transfer or change my trust in any way?

2) I have a suppressor awaiting tax stamp. If I move before I receive the tax stamp, is there anything I must do, or do I need to notify ATF, etc?

Thanks for any advice you have. Also, if anyone knows any good rifle ranges in the Baltimore/DC area please let me know.

You will have to notify the ATF with a 5320-20

http://www.atf.gov/forms/download/atf-f-5320-20.pdf

I would do EVERYTHING you can to stay out of MD and live in VA if possible. You don't have to register either of those weapons with the state, but you still need to properly notify the ATF 30 days in advance (iirc).

I don't know about any needed changes to the trust, I would assume that it would remain valid under FL law, but I am not a lawyer.

Mark

 

[Kharn]

Talk to your lawyer about your trust's legality in MD.
Maryland's laws only concern MGs, so you're clear if your trust is ok.

 

[Threeband]

...Also, if anyone knows any good rifle ranges in the Baltimore/DC area please let me know.

Associated Gun Clubs (join one of the affiliated clubs for full access.)
http://www.associatedgunclubs.org/

There's also Hap Baker.

http://community.carr.org/fullrecord.asp?record=617

And Cresap

http://www.cresaprifleclub.com/




There are others, too.

 

[Gunner71]

Stop! Please hand over all of your firearms to me at once! For no person of sound mind would willingly move to the Peoples Republic of MD. Obviously you are unfit to own firearms. On the other hand, if this relocation is not of your own doing and you are forced to move to our wonderful little state, you may wish to take your collection on a boating trip up the Chesapeake. When the Coast Guard fishes you out of the water you can happily explain that you have no evil weapons to register any more as they are now safely on the bottom.

P.S.- If this disturbs you someone will be along shortly to let you in on our local secret. Welcome to the land restricted living

 

[amish]

Associated Gun Clubs (join one of the affiliated clubs for full access.)
http://www.associatedgunclubs.org/

There's also Hap Baker.

http://community.carr.org/fullrecord.asp?record=617

And Cresap

http://www.cresaprifleclub.com/




There are others, too.

Cresap is a great place for pistol and rifle shooting, however due to reasons beyond their control, NFA items aren't permitted at the range

 

[razorV23]

Hello all - I am moving to Maryland from Florida in a couple of months.

Question and Statement:

First the question:

WHY?

And Statement:

DON'T

Oh, and welcome to MDSHOOTERS

 

[a81lp]

greetings and welcome

 

[boricuamaximus]

Seriously, dont move up here. Move to VA if you like guns. Take Ahnulds advice when they tell you move to MD:

 

[Spot77]

Yeah, that's the spirirt guys.....send another pro gun voter to ANOTHER state.

 

[K-Romulus]

Congrats . . any ideas where in MD you would be moving? Ranges are very locale-specific as far as what is "best" for a given person's needs.

 

[AKbythebay]

Seriously, dont move up here. Move to VA if you like guns. Take Ahnulds advice when they tell you move to MD:

Other than gun laws Virgina sucks. If you choose where you live based purely on politics and gun legistation VA is great. But otherwise there's nothing about Virginia that makes me want to live there over Maryland. Next time I'm enjoying myself out on the bay and tieing up my boat at a bayside restaurant enjoying our beautiful state capital I'll think about "how bad I have it" here in Maryland. Jeeze folks, there's more to living than where you are allowed to carry your guns. I don't like the laws here either but I'm not going to live somewhere I don't want to based on gun laws alone. Until I retire I'm staying here in Maryland because I love it here.

 

[Biggfoot44]

That's the same Bay bordered by Virginia right ?

 

[AKbythebay]

That's the same Bay bordered by Virginia right ?

Yeah but there's nothing down there. The eastern shore of VA sucks. Sail into Easton, Annapolis, Rock Hall, Baltimore, Kent Narrows, Chestertown, St. Michaels, etc. it's beautiful up here. As a boater I absolutely love the central (Annapolis/Kent Island) portion of the bay and all the tributaries. The lower portion of the bay just doesn't have nearly as much to offer in my opinion.

 

[Todd v.]

Yes MD has a lot to offer but it all comes at a hefty price..... A price I'm personally tired of paying.

But to the OP, Welcome to MD and MDshooters!! We are fighting the good fight here to have our full 2A rights restored and have been making some progress.

NFA items are no big deal here and no need to register any of the stuff you have with the state, but the ATF will require notification.

And you can have a handgun permit here but it will require a employer that will allow you to get one becuase you carry business currency or there are some other rediculous requirements you can try to meet.

 

[accur8shot]

I appreciate all the comments. I should say that I grew up in Baltimore, but haven't lived there since '91. I bought my first firearm a month after moving out of Maryland. Nowadays, I've got a nice collection and a concealed permit, and I carry everywhere I go. The difference in the feelings you have when carrying concealed in bad neighborhoods and in the times you've been in bad neighborhoods without carrying is enormous. The job offer is a major opportunity, but I haven't decided if I am going to take it. I'd be working in NE Baltimore.

 

[Caveat Emptor]

Technicalty

2) I have a suppressor awaiting tax stamp. If I move before I receive the tax stamp, is there anything I must do, or do I need to notify ATF, etc?

Thanks for any advice you have. Also, if anyone knows any good rifle ranges in the Baltimore/DC area please let me know.

I forget how long you have to be IN Maryland before you're considered a resident. Is it 30 days? Something like that.

Technically, if you're a Maryland resident before the tax stamp clears you may have a problem. As the transfer must take place in the state in which you reside.

Having said that, if you file an interstate transfer after the fact, I won't tell anyone.

Ideally, you'll get the SBR before you move.