Can I bring my rifle on vacation (Maryland)?

[Al-Mumit]

I know handguns are a no-no, but what abut rifles?

[Svickstc]

Id be leary, especially with all the new MD laws in proposal/passed? I havent paid to much attention to MD as its not a state i enjoy visiting (same with NY and NJ)

[Al-Mumit]

Id be leary, especially with all the new MD laws in proposal/passed? I havent paid to much attention to MD as its not a state i enjoy visiting (same with NY and NJ)

I am leary, hence asking this here. I am unaware of new laws passed there, I've only ever passed through Maryland so I've payed little attention to how things work there (other than it being compared to NY and NJ, I don't know much at all).

[Curmudgeon]

Sign up and ask your question here: http://www.mdshooters.com/forum.php

If I were in your position that's what I would do.

[Grey Bearded One]

I know handguns are a no-no, but what abut rifles?

I take guns of all sorts to Maryland because I always have plans to go to a match or a shooting range.

[press1280]

I don't know for sure, I guess it depends on how MD law views hotels/rentals. Some states will recognize it as a home, in which case you would be OK.
Come to think of it(I don't recommend trying this), didn't MD's AG Gansler keep saying during the Woollard case that OCing a rifle in MD is legal??????

[noslolo]

MD doesn't treat a hotel as a home and the new laws don't take affect till October. I would leave it.

[noslolo]

I'm in Annapolis as I type this and wish I could have something with me. You can't have it in your vehicle and they don't treat the hotel or beach rental as a home.

[felly smarts]

A good friend of mine is a LEO in Baltimore. I just had this conversation with him about carrying through MD to go elsewhere on a vacation. His words were exactly as follows:

Me: How should I carry a firearm through MD when I go on vacation?

Him: Break it all the way down and lock it up with the ammo locked up separately and away from the weapon, with the gun being the farthest away from the driver.

Me: What if I want to go hunting in MD?

Him: Don't hunt in MD. Go north. I personally don't ask if someone has a gun unless they comeback as a felon. But each cop has their own way and a lot of them love fucking with people.

Me: Why do you work in such a Nazi state?

Him: Why do you work in shit for living?

Me: Because it pays the bills.

Him: Exactly. If you want to bring a firearm in MD be prepared to to be treated differently than you would in PA. I hate this job but I hate drug dealers more.

If you're just passing through no big deal. If you plan on staying more than 24 hours be very careful on what you bring with you and what you plan on doing while your there.

My advice would be to research the Nazi laws.

[punxsutawneypete]

I know handguns are a no-no, but what abut rifles?

After October 1 it will be illegal to bring into Maryland any of the designated "assault weapons" listed in the statute. The law is so vaguely drafted that in an interview with a young lady who was hoping to get a shooting scholarship for college, she said that if she took her AR-15 to a match in Delaware she could not legally bring it back to Maryland.