benton0311
Active Member
- Feb 26, 2011
- 358
Since the other two active threads are pertaining to the open and/or concealed carry of long guns I figured I post this separately. I did a somewhat thorough search and all of the previous posts on the topic seem to be contradictory or quote laws that may not apply to the act of simply transporting and storing.
From what I've gathered so far, there is absolutely no problem storing and transporting a loaded, unregulated long gun in the state of MD except for designated areas that are essentially gun free zones.
Montgomery County and possibly some others have local ordinances that prohibit the storage and transport of long guns in vehicles but these are unenforceable they would be in violation of state preemption.
Furthermore, I've read that the regulation requiring that they be unloaded pertains to hunting and is only limited to that activity. There is no law that requires that unregulated long guns be kept unloaded.
So from what I've read it seems that it is perfectly legal to keep a loaded long gun in your vehicle anywhere in the state of MD as long as you're not in one of the exclusion zones and can otherwise legally own the gun.
I know that keeping the gun unloaded would draw less scrutiny but having it loaded doesn't appear to be illegal.
Does that sound correct?
From what I've gathered so far, there is absolutely no problem storing and transporting a loaded, unregulated long gun in the state of MD except for designated areas that are essentially gun free zones.
Montgomery County and possibly some others have local ordinances that prohibit the storage and transport of long guns in vehicles but these are unenforceable they would be in violation of state preemption.
Furthermore, I've read that the regulation requiring that they be unloaded pertains to hunting and is only limited to that activity. There is no law that requires that unregulated long guns be kept unloaded.
So from what I've read it seems that it is perfectly legal to keep a loaded long gun in your vehicle anywhere in the state of MD as long as you're not in one of the exclusion zones and can otherwise legally own the gun.
I know that keeping the gun unloaded would draw less scrutiny but having it loaded doesn't appear to be illegal.
Does that sound correct?