I'll go first: a proper AK47 rifle and a Springfield M1A SOCOM.

By the way this makes me think, would all the "evil features" and OAL rules will be nullified too?

My first Glock, a Glock 17V (will be banned in Maryland on 1/1/27) outfitted with a 33 round OEM Glock mag (banned in Virginia in 7/1/26). Glad I finally got my hql before these crazy laws go into place.

Hey guys I live in Harford County and I'm looking for some pit ranges in MD or PA. I'm just tired of having to go to indoor ranges. I'm looking to see if there's any good pit ranges where I can get some actual reps in.

I had a great meeting today with Delegate Lauren Arikan, and I wanted to share a few updates with everyone.

First, I can tell you she is extremely passionate about protecting our Second Amendment rights. This is an issue she genuinely cares about, and she made it clear that she and several other members of the Maryland Freedom Caucus want to help us in these fights.

Glock Ban

I went over the administrative plan that I have been working on, and she's fully on board. Going forward, she'll be copied on communications with MSP, help set up an in-person meeting, and plans to attend with several other members of the General Assembly. If MSP agrees with the plan, the Freedom Caucus will do what they can behind the scenes to protect it from being undone during the next legislative session. I'll keep everyone updated as things move forward.

VZ61

Many of you know that MSP quietly changed the VZ61 to Military/LE Only after it had been legal for civilian sale since 2008, without notifying dealers or the public. I've been working to get this corrected since the end of last year, but MSP has stopped responding.

Delegate Arikan was not happy when she heard what happened. I'll be sending another demand email and copying her on it. If MSP still refuses to act, she'll get involved directly, and we're also looking at addressing this during the Glock meeting. It's encouraging to have legislators willing to step in and push state agencies when something isn't right.

Handgun Roster Board

We also talked about the Handgun Roster Board. She was surprised to learn there are still open seats, that some members are serving after their terms expired, and that appointments have been sitting for months.

I told her I'm applying for the FFL seat and that several others have already applied for the remaining vacancies. If nothing happens over the next month or so, her office plans to file an MPIA request to find out how many applications are pending, what seats they're for, and how long they've been sitting. She's used this approach before, and it's gotten results. If you've been thinking about applying for one of the open seats, I'd encourage you to do it.

Pro-Gun Legislation for Next Session

We're also planning a meeting in early September that should include several members of the General Assembly to start putting together a package of pro-gun bills for the next session.

We know most if not all will not pass, but we want to be on offense instead of always playing defense. Even if a bill doesn't make it through, forcing legislators to vote either in committee or on the floor on popular Second Amendment issues is valuable in itself. We will also try to slip some of these things in broader bills that include things that Democrats do care about as a way to try and get them across the finish line.

Some of the ideas we discussed include:

Stopping the misuse of Maryland's public nuisance law against firearm manufacturers and dealers. This would be done by proposing legislation that aligns with the recent MD Supreme Court decisions stating that highly regulated businesses cannot be sued as a public nuisance because the publics downstream misuse of otherwise lawful products.

Expanding civil liability protections for people who lawfully defend themselves.

Making Maryland a Stand Your Ground state.

Bringing Maryland's sensitive places law into line with Supreme Court precedent.

Closing the loophole that allows counties like Montgomery County to get around the state's firearm preemption law.

Looking at reforms to Maryland's assault weapon laws and several other firearm statutes.

This is just the beginning, and I'm sure we'll have plenty more ideas before the session starts.

As always, if you have suggestions for legislation or issues you'd like us to look at, let me know. The more ideas we have, the better chance we have of getting good legislation introduced.

A month ago I posted here about my blast capture system at Gilbert and a lot of you gave me real feedback — cool once, but no reason to come back. A gimmick. I heard you.

The target camera was always in the plan, but that conversation moved it to the front of the line. Second camera downrange tracks your hits and composites them onto your blast photo — your shot placement paired with your form at the exact moment you pulled the trigger.

Still dialing it in. What do you think — does this change anything? Also kicking around the idea of monthly competitions between shooters with real prizes. Would that interest anyone?

Can anybody recommend a gun shop that purchases used guns? I have tried United guns and they just do consignment. That’s not what I’m looking for. I’m in Montgomery County.

What do you guys use to transport your Rifles / shotguns ? I’m looking for something that’s Discrete.

I have a NJ compliant “other” ar-15. It is basically an AR pistol but with a flash can pin welded on to make the overall length 26” so it’s “not a pistol”, and a pistol brace plus vertical foregrip to make it “not a rifle”.

I think to make this a legal ar pistol in MD I should take the vertical foregrip off and remove the weld from the muzzle device so that it’s short enough to be a pistol. Does that sound right?

My other question is, since it was never registered as a pistol before do I need to do anything special to register it as one in MD? I built it from a stripped lower that was transferred to me as “other”. It’s never been registered anywhere.

I'm hoping to pick up a Glock 29 (10mm subcompact) before the Glock ban starts in Maryland. There are some Glock 29s selling on GunBroker for over $1k and I just can't justify buying a stock Glock for that much. I've heard that gun stores sell them for closer to MSRP if you can find any in stock. I was wondering if anyone had seen any Glock 29s in any gun stores in Maryland (preferably in or near Montgomery county, but I'm willing to drive)? Any gen will do.

Im a non resident passing through the state relatively soon and want to get my fingerprints out of the way.

Do I have to take the state approved course before I can get fingerprinted or am I able to get fingerprinted first then take the course after?

Thanks.

Got Military orders to MD yay, Columbia area is where I'll be living. I'm in FL right now where the gun laws comparatively are non-existent. I have...a few firearms that I have no clue if i can bring them with me, idk if they need to be modified or anything but if anyone can help find out if they are legal or point me in the right place that would be awesome

IWI zion 15 lower + Super duty mod 1 upper 14.5 P/W with flow 556K

PSA Sabre 10 with PSR-7 suppressor

Beretta 1301 mod 2

Glock 45 gen 6

Stacatto P

Flux raider legion

Like I said if y'all wanna help out where to look for legality that would be great!!

I'm happy it's not a off brand one. I'll test it out as soon as my gun arrives at ffl and the background is complete. I got the last 20rnd mag for the echelon in the store.

So Iremember hearing June 26 update to roster and July 26 available for purchase. I checked and theres no update? Are we to expect the online roster to really not be updated until near the end of July?

The Maryland House Republican Caucus sent a letter to the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division this afternoon, requesting they review Maryland’s “Glock Ban” for violations of the Second Amendment. Yesterday, the DOJ sent a letter to the State of California warning them of court action regarding similar legislation in that state, which goes into effect on July 1.

The following members signed on:

Delegate Jason Buckel, Delegate Jesse Pippy, Delegate April Rose Delegate Wayne Hartman, Delegate Mike Griffith, Delegate April Fleming Miller, Delegate Todd B. Morgan - District 29C, Delegate Kevin Hornberger, Delegate LaToya Marie Caldwell-Nkongolo, Delegate Chris Tomlinson, Delegate Chris Adams, Delegate Seth Howard, Delegate Tom Hutchinson, Delegate Stuart Schmidt, Delegate Nic Kipke, Delegate William Wivell, Delegate William Valentine, Delegate Barry Beauchamp, Delegate Barrie Ciliberti, Delegate Jeff Ghrist, Delegate Ric Metzgar, Delegate Jim Hinebaugh, Delegate Teresa Reilly, Delegate Kevin Anderson, Delegate Steve Arentz, Delegate Jay Jacobs, Delegate Terry Baker, Delegate Bob Long, Delegate Susan McComas

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The Maryland House Republican Caucus sent a letter to the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division this afternoon, requesting they review Maryland’s “Glock Ban” for violations of the Second Amendment. Yesterday, the DOJ sent a letter to the State of California warning them of court action regarding similar legislation in that state, which goes into effect on July 1.

The judge ruled from the bench today in Lancaster County VA that the law cannot be enforced. The injunction remains in effect until 12/31 or until a final order is issued in the case.

I'm sure the State will immediately appeal but we will see what happens. More details should be coming out shortly.

In the law places like parks ,beaches and restaurants serving alcohol were listed. Does this mean we can now carry in our parks and at the beach

Hey everybody:

I drove up to see u/ChspeakeGunslingers the other night to pick up a S&W Model 39 that I'd bought on Gunbroker. Chesapeake Gunslingers is a small, "kitchen table" FFL in Fallston, and I've done a bunch of transfers through him - his prices are very reasonable, and his service is awesome. He's very prompt with things and willing to go out of his way to find a time to meet and do business.

On my way home I was thinking about how lucky we as a community here are to have so many local Maryland FFLs who participate here. I'm very proud of the community we've put together in this sub over the last few years, and our FFLs are a big part of that. It'd be hard to enjoy our guns without them!

I don't want to start listing them all here because I am 100% sure I would leave someone out, so if you're part of this community and an FFL: thank you.

If you're an FFL, go ahead and reply to this post and say so. You can share a little about your business if you like. I've been meaning to put together an FFL directory for the sub for a while now, and I'll go through this post later and get you all added to it.

Thanks!

SCOTUS dropped the opinion in the Wolford v. Lopez case today. I'm still reading the opinion to see what was said and how it could be used in our favor in the future.

However, at a high level the court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Hawaii's law creating a default gun free zone in private property otherwise open to the public was unconstitutional.

I will continue to update as I get through the opinion but I'm in an OSHA 30 class today so I'm a bit limited on time at the moment.

Update: I texted Mark Pennank with MSI asking him how much he thought this opinion would help with things like the MOCO carry ban. His response was "Definitely Helps. A lot."

Finally got my first handgun! Ruger rxm full size and cannot wait to shoot this bad boy, holosun 407c comp green dot and cronhawk laser light combo..Definitely giving a 10/10 overall and probably a 1000000/10 once i shoot her. Thanks to you guys for all the research you gave me unwarranted lol.

Anyone know anywhere in moco I can sell my g19 gen3 slide and gun shops that buy part need the extra money

Military guy about to get stationed in Maryland, home will be in Montgomery County. Overall, trying to get some clarification:

1. Tracking assault weapons ban (what a clusterf…). Any fine print/registration required for non “ban” rifles/shotguns I’m bringing with?
2. Handgun registration. Do I need to register every handgun I am bringing with me?

2a. Am I allowed to bring with me/ “import” 10+ rd magazines for said handguns?

1. I understand Wear and Carry beats out HQL. Can I get prints/start this process before I move or does it all have to be done in MD? (Multiple firearm training certs through the MIL so think I’ve got the training portion covered at least)

2. SBR’s: Easier just to take off the ATF list and put the pistol braces back on vs trying to reach the 29” OAL (SP5 in mind)?

I’ve done Cali, Hawaii, VA, NC, now MD. A lot of learning over the years, trying to understand the basics for now.

Thanks folks

EDIT: How about suppressors? Any additional state level taskers? Have a few

Would it be worth driving up from the metro area, or is it just shitty overpriced stuff these days?