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  • jfking

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    BANNED!!!
    Sep 14, 2020
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    question about carrying a black powder pistol in Maryland. Can you without a permit ? learning that BP is not a firearm legally. Anyone know about this ?
     

    Biggfoot44

    Ultimate Member
    Aug 2, 2009
    32,881
    Not a Firearm under Federal Law .
    IS a Dangerous Weapon prima facie under State Law .
    IS considered a Firearm under specific State Statutes of criminal misuse , notably Use in Commission of Crime of Violence .

    Concealed Carry is Illegal .
     

    Blacksmith101

    Grumpy Old Man
    Jun 22, 2012
    22,155
    For additional clearification here is the definition of a "Firearm" in Maryland:
    2013 Maryland Code
    PUBLIC SAFETY
    § 5-101 - Definitions

    Universal Citation: MD Pub Safety Code § 5-101 (2013)

    §5-101.

    .............

    (h) (1) “Firearm” means:

    (i) a weapon that expels, is designed to expel, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; or

    (ii) the frame or receiver of such a weapon.

    (2) “Firearm” includes a starter gun.

    ............

    (n) (1) “Handgun” means a firearm with a barrel less than 16 inches in length.

    (2) “Handgun” includes signal, starter, and blank pistols.

    (o) “Licensee” means a person who holds a dealer’s license.

    (p) “Regulated firearm” means:

    (1) a handgun; or

    (2) a firearm that is any of the following specific assault weapons or their copies, regardless of which company produced and manufactured that assault weapon:

    [continues with the list of so called "assault weapons"]
     

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