Search results

The #1 community for Gun Owners of the Northeast

Member Benefits:

  • No ad networks!
  • Discuss all aspects of firearm ownership
  • Discuss anti-gun legislation
  • Buy, sell, and trade in the classified section
  • Chat with Local gun shops, ranges, trainers & other businesses
  • Discover free outdoor shooting areas
  • View up to date on firearm-related events
  • Share photos & video with other members
  • ...and so much more!

    • Register Log in
    1. D

      Immediate Action Required -- Urge Gov. Larry Hogan to veto HB 1302 ("red flag bill")

      Talking points on new Maryland "Red Flag" law (HB 1302) - takes effect Oct. 1, 2018 UPDATE: Governor Hogan signed House Bill 1302 -- the bill discussed below -- on Tuesday April 24, 2018. The new law will become effective as of October 1, 2018. THE CURRENT SITUATION On April 9, 2018, the...
    2. D

      complete Maryland Handgun Roster as of July 1, 2017

      A handgun manufactured on or after January 1, 1985, must be listed by manufacturer, model, and caliber on the Maryland Handgun Roster in order to be transferred to a Maryland resident. The current Roster is available on line, and the functionality of the web-based version has been improved...
    3. D

      Complete Maryland Handgun Roster (July 1, 2016) in PDF format

      A handgun manufactured on or after January 1, 1985, must be listed by manufacturer, model, and caliber on the Maryland Handgun Roster in order to be transferred to a Maryland resident. The current version of the Roster is available on line, and the functionality of the web-based version has...
    4. D

      Complete Maryland Handgun Roster (July 1, 2015) in PDF format

      As you know, a handgun manufactured on or after January 1, 1985, must be listed by manufacturer, model, and caliber on the Maryland Handgun Roster in order to be transferred to a Maryland resident. The current version of the Roster is available on line, and its functionality has been improved...
    5. D

      Maryland Handgun Roster through 7/1/14 in PDF

      The Maryland Handgun Roster is accessible on line, but I have found the web-based Roster to be very glitchy and hard to search, regardless of which browser I employ. Fortunately, the Roster Board periodically issues a PDF version, which I find much easier to work with for most purposes -- for...
    6. D

      PDF file of regulations as published in Maryland Register

      An anticipated, the proposed "emergency" Maryland State Police regulations to implement SB 281 were published in today's edition (Sept. 20) of the Maryland Register. This PDF file contains the pertinent pages. The official process for submitting public comments is found on Register page 1569...
    7. D

      MSP: HQL not required for temporary receipt for sporting purposes or bona fide loans

      As of October 1, 2013, a Handgun Qualification License (HQL) will be required to "purchase, rent, or receive" a handgun, with certain exceptions. "Purchase" is pretty self-explanatory, and "rent" is defined in the law (basically, it refers to renting for off-premises use, not renting at the...
    8. D

      Details of the "hunter safety" exception to the HQL training requirement

      As most readers here are aware, after October 1, 2013, in order to purchase or otherwise "receive" a handgun (with certain exceptions), a person (with certain exceptions) will have to first possess a Handgun Qualification License (HQL). The application process for obtaining a HQL includes...
    9. D

      MSP: Current carry-permit holders "will be issued" HQLs on request

      I and others have written elsewhere about the general requirements for obtaining a "Handgun Qualification License" (HQL), about particular exemptions to the requirement for a HQL, particular exemptions to the general training requirement, etc. The purpose of this thread is to report on very...
    10. D

      MSP: we will require information on only a single handgun for HQL training exemption

      As just about everyone reading this already knows, as of October 1, 2013, it will become a general requirement that in order for a Maryland resident to purchase or otherwise acquire a handgun, he or she must first possess a "Handgun Qualification License" (HQL). There are a number of exceptions...
      • ddeanjohnson
      • Thread
      • handgun qualification maryland state police training exemption unregistered firearms
      • Replies: 98
      • Forum: Maryland 2A Issues
    11. D

      in PDF, the complete Maryland Handgun Roster

      Longstanding Maryland law provides that a handgun manufactured on or after January 1, 1985, may only be offered for sale or transferred in Maryland if the model has been approved by the Handgun Roster Board. The complete Handgun Roster is available on a state website, but I find the website...
    12. D

      seeking pro-2nd Amendment psychologist / clinical social worker

      I have a friend who is looking for a licensed psychologist or licensed clinical social worker who is not hostile to the exercise of Second Amendment rights. I remember reading posts by such an individual on this forum back around April -- he commented on various mental-health provisions in HB...
    13. D

      U.S. Senate roll call on Cornyn national concealed carry amendment

      Regarding the amendment to S. 649 by Senator John Cornyn (R-Tx.), to establish a type of "national reciprocity" for persons who hold a "carry permit" issued by any state: on April 17, the Cornyn Amendment mustered a substantial majority, 57-43, but under the current agreement by which the...
    14. D

      U.S. Senate roll call on national concealed-carry amendment

      Regarding the amendment to S. 649 by Senator John Cornyn (R-Tx.), to establish a type of "national reciprocity" for persons who hold a "carry permit" issued by any state: on April 17, the Cornyn Amendment mustered a substantial majority, 57-43, but under the current agreement by which the...
    15. D

      Analysis of the Cornyn Amendment ("Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act")

      UPDATE APRIL 17, 2013, 5:25 PM: Regarding the amendment to S. 649 by Senator John Cornyn (R-Tx.), to establish a type of "national reciprocity" for persons who hold a "carry permit" issued by any state: on April 17, the Cornyn Amendment mustered a substantial majority, 57-43, but under the...
    16. D

      What the pending Cornyn Amendment ("national reciprocity") would mean for Maryland

      UPDATED: the Cornyn Amendment ("national reciprocity") and Maryland UPDATE APRIL 17, 2013, 5:25 PM: Regarding the amendment to S. 649 by Senator John Cornyn (R-Tx.), to establish a type of "national reciprocity" for persons who hold a "carry permit" issued by any state: on April 17, the...
    17. D

      Summary: Manchin-Toomey transfer/background requirements and application to Maryland

      There is a lot of confusion on this forum, and others, about what is currently happening in the U.S. Senate. Let me try to shed a little light. (Some people may think that this post would be better placed in the National 2A Issues section, but with respect to the facets that I zero in on...
    18. D

      The Manchin-Toomey Amendment

      Why depend on media accounts when you can read the actual amendment?
    19. D

      Technical project: Will any currently approved MODEL of handgun be banned by SB 281?

      An offhand question that someone raised in another thread on this Board got me thinking, and causes me to seek assistance on a little technical project, focusing on this question: Are there any models of handgun, currently approved by the Maryland Handgun Roster Board, that would fall under the...
    20. D

      SB 281: The official final (enrolled) bill

      The final ("enrolled") version of SB 281 is now posted in PDF format here, and is explained point by point here.
    Top Bottom