Again, I'll just post this here:
10 (2) A LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER MAY CONTINUE TO POSSESS,
11 SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR TRANSFER AN ASSAULT LONG GUN OR A COPYCAT
12 WEAPON THAT THE LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER LAWFULLY POSSESSED ON OR
13 BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2013.
14 (3) A PERSON WHO LAWFULLY POSSESSED AN ASSAULT LONG
15 GUN OR A COPYCAT WEAPON BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2013, AND WHO REGISTERS
16 THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR COPYCAT WEAPON WITH THE SECRETARY OF
17 STATE POLICE BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2013, MAY:
18 (I) CONTINUE TO POSSESS THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR
19 COPYCAT WEAPON; OR
20 (II) WHILE CARRYING A COURT ORDER REQUIRING THE
21 SURRENDER OF THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR COPYCAT WEAPON, TRANSPORT
22 THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR COPYCAT WEAPON DIRECTLY TO THE LAW
23 ENFORCEMENT UNIT, BARRACKS, OR STATION IF THE PERSON HAS NOTIFIED
24 THE LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT, BARRACKS, OR STATION THAT THE PERSON IS
25 TRANSPORTING THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR COPYCAT WEAPON IN ACCORDANCE
26 WITH A COURT ORDER AND THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR COPYCAT WEAPON IS
27 UNLOADED.
28 4–304.
29 A law enforcement unit may seize as contraband and dispose of according to
30 regulation an assault [pistol] WEAPON transported, sold, transferred, purchased,
31 received, or possessed in violation of this subtitle.
Yes, the way I read it, it explicitly states what a person may do with the now registered 'assault weapon': continue to possess or turn it in to the police. Transporting it would allow the police to seize it as contraband. In another thread some members of MDS claimed that the language used is more nuanced than what it appears to say, and that it does actually allow transport. No one cared to explain how so, so I'll stick to my interpretation. This bill is insane and cannot be allowed to pass.
10 (2) A LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER MAY CONTINUE TO POSSESS,
11 SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR TRANSFER AN ASSAULT LONG GUN OR A COPYCAT
12 WEAPON THAT THE LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER LAWFULLY POSSESSED ON OR
13 BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2013.
14 (3) A PERSON WHO LAWFULLY POSSESSED AN ASSAULT LONG
15 GUN OR A COPYCAT WEAPON BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2013, AND WHO REGISTERS
16 THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR COPYCAT WEAPON WITH THE SECRETARY OF
17 STATE POLICE BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2013, MAY:
18 (I) CONTINUE TO POSSESS THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR
19 COPYCAT WEAPON; OR
20 (II) WHILE CARRYING A COURT ORDER REQUIRING THE
21 SURRENDER OF THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR COPYCAT WEAPON, TRANSPORT
22 THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR COPYCAT WEAPON DIRECTLY TO THE LAW
23 ENFORCEMENT UNIT, BARRACKS, OR STATION IF THE PERSON HAS NOTIFIED
24 THE LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT, BARRACKS, OR STATION THAT THE PERSON IS
25 TRANSPORTING THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR COPYCAT WEAPON IN ACCORDANCE
26 WITH A COURT ORDER AND THE ASSAULT LONG GUN OR COPYCAT WEAPON IS
27 UNLOADED.
28 4–304.
29 A law enforcement unit may seize as contraband and dispose of according to
30 regulation an assault [pistol] WEAPON transported, sold, transferred, purchased,
31 received, or possessed in violation of this subtitle.
Yes, the way I read it, it explicitly states what a person may do with the now registered 'assault weapon': continue to possess or turn it in to the police. Transporting it would allow the police to seize it as contraband. In another thread some members of MDS claimed that the language used is more nuanced than what it appears to say, and that it does actually allow transport. No one cared to explain how so, so I'll stick to my interpretation. This bill is insane and cannot be allowed to pass.