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 ?
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 .
(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.
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(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:
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