Sell old Bushmaster Varminter (heavy barrel) rifle?

[boisepaw]

I have had this rifle for many years…back when I lived in Idaho. Is it not even legal to try to sell it here in Maryland?

 

[Uncle Duke]

Bushmaster is banned by name here in Maryland.

 

[Bountied]

Can you sell it to an FFL? You can sell it out of state I believe.

 

[RRomig]

Yes an ffl can buy it.

 

[Bertfish]

Not advocating law breaking but if you bought it sufficiently long ago no one will know what's done with it

 

[shiza]

If it's pre-2013 and grandfathered, can it be sold in MD?

 

[LuckyShot]

if bought pre-13 and transferred to himself before then he can possess it. I know a few guys who have x39 Arsenal Ak's they got pre 13.
I have seen pre 13 lowers up for sale but its best to ask an FFL

 

[Biggfoot44]

I have seen pre 13 lowers up for sale

A pre 13 lower ( or gun) that is *sold* loses its Pre 13 status .

Pre13 Can be Inherited , but you have to die first .

 

[The Saint]

Not advocating law breaking but if you bought it sufficiently long ago no one will know what's done with it

Yep. The best advice there is.

 

[boisepaw]

Ask me if I ever wonder why I moved here from Idaho...

 

[Threeband]

And yet the original sale was cash and carry.
Bushmaster is a brand name. The banned Bushmaster was an entirely different gun, and the MSP know that perfectly well.

The rifle was never "regulated."

 

[dblas]

If it's pre-2013 and grandfathered, can it be sold in MD?

No, it can't.

MSP in it's infinite administrative over reach decided that ALL bushmaster firearms, regardless of when purchased, are not legal for sale/transfer in Maryland after 1Oct, 2013.

 

[dblas]

if bought pre-13 and transferred to himself before then he can possess it. I know a few guys who have x39 Arsenal Ak's they got pre 13.
I have seen pre 13 lowers up for sale but its best to ask an FFL

Pre 13 lowers are fine, it is the full rifle that is the issue.

 

[dblas]

And yet the original sale was cash and carry.
Bushmaster is a brand name. The banned Bushmaster was an entirely different gun, and the MSP know that perfectly well.

The rifle was never "regulated."

Those that weren't heavy barrel, were indeed regulated and required a 77R and a 7 day wait.

 

[Threeband]

Yup, some Bushmaster brand ARs were regulated, and some weren't, but it had nothing to do with the brand name.

MSP has always known that the Bushmaster Rifle on the ban/regulated List is an entirely different type of rifle, mechanically. It is not an AR.

If the OP's Varminter was originally sold as an unregulated, cash and carry HBAR rifle (as many Bushmaster brand rifles were) then it is pure bureaucratic BS to administratively change the status years later for no valid rationale beyond, what? Spite?

 

[dblas]

Yup, some Bushmaster brand ARs were regulated, and some weren't, but it had nothing to do with the brand name.

On that we agree.

MSP has always known that the Bushmaster Rifle on the ban/regulated List is an entirely different type of rifle, mechanically. It is not an AR.

Yep, I have a letter from MSP on MSPLD letterhead stating that the Bushmaster heavy barrel was indeed a copy of the Colt Sporter HBAR and could be sold cash and carry.

If the OP's Varminter was originally sold as an unregulated, cash and carry HBAR rifle (as many Bushmaster brand rifles were) then it is pure bureaucratic BS to administratively change the status years later for no valid rationale beyond, what? Spite?

It's administrative over reach in addition to the bureaucratic BS.

 

[Cheesehead]

Ask me if I ever wonder why I moved here from Idaho...

I've asked you that before, I believe at Pintail...

 

[Biggfoot44]

And yet the original sale was cash and carry.
Bushmaster is a brand name. The banned Bushmaster was an entirely different gun, and the MSP know that perfectly well.

The rifle was never "regulated."

You know that , I know that , many of us know that .

But MSP has their ( current) story . and they're sticking to it .

 

[boisepaw]

I've asked you that before, I believe at Pintail...

Oh my gosh! Good to hear from you! I hope all is well and wish you were still around to shoot some sporting clays!

 

[ToBeFree]

What is this 'sell a gun' he speaks of?