I know this subject as been beaten to death, but...

sbmike · Aug 12, 2014

Even if the barrel is marked HBAR, if the word Bushmaster is printed on the receiver, the rifle is banned in Maryland? I have a Bushmaster XM15 HBar I bought from Lou last year as non-regulated but have decided to sell it at some point and don't want to run afoul of Maryland's clear-as-mud AR regulations.

I searched through the myriad posts on this topic and found many references to it but like other AR topics, there seem to be (at least to me) many differing interpretations.

gc27 · Aug 12, 2014

If I were you, id just keep it for now. I dont know the answer to your question, but maybe someday Maryland will return to its former glory and you will not have to worry about "banned" firearms. Then, you can sell it without any doubts.

AssMan · Aug 12, 2014

You can always sell it out of state.

Stoveman · Aug 12, 2014

You can sell it, but only to me. I'll give you ten dollars.

QuebecoisWolf · Aug 13, 2014

Hoo boy... the answer to this question has varied.

In all likelihood, the "Bushmaster rifle" in question banned by FSA 2013 refers to this gun in particular:

Of course, being idiots, the writers of the "list" back in the 1990s forget to clarify that the gun was a Bushmaster M17 and in doing so, accidentally made it illegal for Bushmaster to sell anything in Maryland with a rifled barrel... maybe. The MSP has, at various times, either clarified that to be the case or alternatively declared that any rifle made by Bushmaster is banned. It's a mess, but when Frosh is at the helm (yes - when. We can vote against him, but he'll still win), it seems likely that he'll make sure that those pesky "loopholes" are closed and that the most hardline, gun-grabbing spin is put on our already ugly and confusing gun laws.

Long story short, I wouldn't sell it in the state of Maryland. Why even take the risk, as unlikely as it might be?

backhome426 · Aug 13, 2014

sbmike said:
Even if the barrel is marked HBAR, if the word Bushmaster is printed on the receiver, the rifle is banned in Maryland? I have a Bushmaster XM15 HBar I bought from Lou last year as non-regulated but have decided to sell it at some point and don't want to run afoul of Maryland's clear-as-mud AR regulations.

I searched through the myriad posts on this topic and found many references to it but like other AR topics, there seem to be (at least to me) many differing interpretations.

Before asking other questions...when was the date of purchase?

sbmike · Aug 13, 2014

backhome426 said:
Before asking other questions...when was the date of purchase?

Last summer, pre-10/1/13.

Pinecone · Aug 13, 2014

Purchase date has nothing to do with the ability to sell it.

Current MSP guidance is that ANY Bushmaster is banned. Even though, previously, they put out a letter stating the Bushmaster HBARs are non-regulated.

Do NOT expect consistency.

But, right now, you cannot sell that rifle in MD. You can ship it to an out of state FFL though. No face to face from the resident of one state to the resident of another state.

Brooklyn · Aug 13, 2014

If you must sell do so out of state. For many its not worth the risk and if Bushmaster dies not care to litigate why should we.....

Hawkeye · Aug 14, 2014

QuebecoisWolf said:
Hoo boy... the answer to this question has varied.

In all likelihood, the "Bushmaster rifle" in question banned by FSA 2013 refers to this gun in particular:

It wasn't actually referring to the M17. It was referring to "The Bushmaster Rifle" which was the granddaddy of all of them. It was made by Gwinn Firearms, who eventually became "Bushmaster." They also made a "Bushmaster Pistol," which is the one referred to on the banned assault pistol list. That's why it says "Bushmaster Rifle" on the rifle list and "Bushmaster Pistol" on the pistol list. Neither of them is referring to a manufacturer, but to a model, just like all the other ones on the list.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_2/222400_.html

The rifle:

The pistol:

Vile Shadow · Aug 14, 2014

sbmike said:
Even if the barrel is marked HBAR, if the word Bushmaster is printed on the receiver, the rifle is banned in Maryland? I have a Bushmaster XM15 HBar I bought from Lou last year as non-regulated but have decided to sell it at some point and don't want to run afoul of Maryland's clear-as-mud AR regulations.

I'm in the same boat myself. Mine even says HBAR on the barrel.

They actually more or less did me a favor by adding it to the banned list. Since it's now grandfathered that's the one my 37mm went on.

QuebecoisWolf · Aug 14, 2014

Hawkeye said:
It wasn't actually referring to the M17. It was referring to "The Bushmaster Rifle" which was the granddaddy of all of them. It was made by Gwinn Firearms, who eventually became "Bushmaster." They also made a "Bushmaster Pistol," which is the one referred to on the banned assault pistol list. That's why it says "Bushmaster Rifle" on the rifle list and "Bushmaster Pistol" on the pistol list. Neither of them is referring to a manufacturer, but to a model, just like all the other ones on the list.

That goes to show how little I know. In fact, I'd completely forgotten that gun even existed.

Man... that thing is the Pontiac Aztek of rifles. I think that aesthetic is called "cobbled together out of recycled parts by a blind, drunk, and stoned lunatic based on what he saw during a bad acid trip."

Hawkeye · Aug 14, 2014

Yeah, they're pretty ugly. The pistol in particular looks like a refugee from a bad Sci-Fi movie.

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