ZCarMan

For your awareness, Maryland legislators have introduced in the state of Maryland Senate Bill 281 "Firearm Safety Act of 2013" and House Bill 294. SB 281 has been referred to the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and will be heard on February 6 in Annapolis.

Some of the restrictions contained in SB 281:

Assault Weapons Banned

SEMI AUTOMATIC HANDGUNS:

- Assault Pistols (no grandfathering if purchased after 1994)
- Fixed magazine > 10 rounds, BANNED
- Barrel Shrouds, BANNED
- Threaded Barrels, BANNED
- Second hand-grip, BANNED
- Magazines inserted outside of the pistol grip, BANNED

SHOTGUNS:

- Any shotgun currently regulated, BANNED
- Revolver-style shotgun, BANNED
- Semi-Auto Shotguns BANNED if:
- Telescoping OR Folding stock
AND
- Pistol grip

SEMI-AUTOMATIC CENTERFIRE RIFLES:

- Any rifle currently regulated, BANNED
- Lengths less than 30", BANNED
- Fixed magazines > 10 rounds, BANNED
- Forward pistol/vertical grips, BANNED
- Thumbhole stocks, BANNED
- Telescoping or Folding stocks, BANNED
- Grenade/Flare launchers, BANNED
- Flash hiders (suppressors), BANNED

10 ROUND MAGAZINE LIMIT: All detachable magazines with a round count of > 10 rounds will become illegal to purchase or transfer into the State of Maryland.

BANNED WEAPON REGULATIONS:

- Existing owners may keep their weapons, but must register them or face up to 3 years in prison and/or a $5,000.00 fine
- No person under the age of 21 may own a banned weapon
- If you can't own a banned weapon, you may not own ammunition for that weapon either
- Existing owners will NOT be able to sell a banned weapon in Maryland

FIREARM QUALIFICATION LICENSE:

To purchase or RENT a handgun OF ANY TYPE, you must first obtain a license. This license is akin to a Firearms owners ID (FOID). What must you do to obtain this license?
- $100 Non-refundable fee every five years
- Background check, including fingerprints (you pay the costs)
- 8 hour training class (you pay the costs of training an ammo)
- Demonstrate "proficiency and use" (hard to do if you can't rent a gun without this license)
- Total estimated costs: $385.00

CARRY PERMITS:
- No change has been made to the Good and Substantial clause of the law, which is the current law that makes it nearly impossible to obtain a carry permit
- In addition to that, a new 16 hour handgun training course must be completed as well

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Jon