AR PISTOL AS A TRUCK GUN

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  • Aug 25, 2020
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    New Windsor, MD
    Hello all. I am a new member from Frederick County. I am asking this question in hopes that I can get an answer to a question that I am unable to get an answer from the MSP. So far they have not responded to two email requests.

    My question to them was, is an AR pistol considered a handgun and therefore legal to carry loaded in a vehicle under a Maryland Wear & Carry permit.

    I am wanting to assemble either a 5.56 or 300 Blackout 10.5” AR pistol with parts from Palmetto State Armory to keep with me inside my truck.

    Thank you in advance for any and all input.
     

    Blaster229

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    Sep 14, 2010
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    It's a pistol. You have a permit to carry a pistol.
    No need to bring the MSP into this lol

    You didn't qualify with a specific pistol that you have to carry. Carry away.
     
    Aug 25, 2020
    30
    New Windsor, MD
    Thanks Blaster229. The permit says handgun, not pistol. I am wondering if they consider an AR pistol a handgun. If so, I would assume a carry permit would cover it, but you know how words like handgun and pistol can be twisted and interpreted differently.
     

    Blaster229

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    Thanks Blaster229. The permit says handgun, not pistol. I am wondering if they consider an AR pistol a handgun. If so, I would assume a carry permit would cover it, but you know how words like handgun and pistol can be twisted and interpreted differently.
    Well, a pistol is a handgun. Here's mine..
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    Aug 25, 2020
    30
    New Windsor, MD
    That looks nice. Similar to what I want to do. What caliber did you go with? Originally I thought I would do 300 Blackout, but ammo is more expensive and hard to impossible to find. So, I am now thinking 5.56 because I have some of that.
     

    Blaster229

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    That looks nice. Similar to what I want to do. What caliber did you go with? Originally I thought I would do 300 Blackout, but ammo is more expensive and hard to impossible to find. So, I am now thinking 5.56 because I have some of that.
    I just stayed with 56 because all the other rifles are. It's good enough for what's intended, to shoot through glass and doors. 9mm doesn't do that very well.
     

    ehall

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    Mar 19, 2020
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    Thanks Blaster229. The permit says handgun, not pistol. I am wondering if they consider an AR pistol a handgun. If so, I would assume a carry permit would cover it, but you know how words like handgun and pistol can be twisted and interpreted differently.

    https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2019/criminal-law/title-4/subtitle-2/sect-4-201/

    (c) (1) “Handgun” means a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed on the person.

    (2) “Handgun” includes a short–barreled shotgun and a short–barreled rifle.

    (3) “Handgun” does not include a shotgun, rifle, or antique firearm.

    (f) “Short–barreled rifle” means:

    (1) a rifle that has one or more barrels less than 16 inches long; or

    (2) a weapon that has an overall length of less than 26 inches and that was made from a rifle, whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise.

    (g) “Short–barreled shotgun” means:

    (1) a shotgun that has one or more barrels less than 18 inches long; or

    (2) a weapon that has an overall length of less than 26 inches long and was made from a shotgun, whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise.

    If you buy it as a pistol or a short-barrel rifle it is regulated as a handgun.
     
    Aug 25, 2020
    30
    New Windsor, MD
    Thank you ehall. I guess the one unclear part is the wording in the first line saying “capable of being concealed on the person”. I wonder if that would include some kind of man bag concealment. It would be hard to shove a 10.5” AR pistol down your pants.
     

    ehall

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    Mar 19, 2020
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    Thank you ehall. I guess the one unclear part is the wording in the first line saying “capable of being concealed on the person”. I wonder if that would include some kind of man bag concealment. It would be hard to shove a 10.5” AR pistol down your pants.
    It would fit under a coat though

    Honestly I think this class of weapon is poor choice for a truck gun. Everybody will see it (as you recognize, hard to conceal). And it would be hard to swing past a steering wheel.
     

    Blaster229

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    It would fit under a coat though

    Honestly I think this class of weapon is poor choice for a truck gun. Everybody will see it (as you recognize, hard to conceal). And it would be hard to swing past a steering wheel.

    The idea of a truck gun is to shoot through your vehicle to the outside. Pistol calibers don't shoot through glass or doors very well or accurately.
    A pistol under 11 inches is easily manipulated in the vehicle.

    The idea is to use brute force to get out of your vehicle when taking fire. You're not carrying a rifle caliber in order to engage targets 100 yards out.
    Inside a vehicle is a TERRIBLE place to be when being shot at.
     

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