The main problem is that we will actually be staying in Maryland for about a week. I haven’t seen any people on the forum talking much about Maryland’s concealed carry laws, but the USCCA reciprocity map shows that only 21,000 people have permits out of 6,000,000. That’s only .34%. It looks like you have to show a compelling reason to carry a gun in order to get a permit. Even residents are very restricted on when they can transport a gun in a vehicle.
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Unfortunately MD has become a socialist dictatorship where the 2nd Amendment is viewed as a speed bump on the way to Utopian Socialism and complete gov’t control.
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The surprising part about that is that where my son lives is a heavy military and ex-military area and I’m sure the state overall probably has a lot higher percentage of those than the average. I’m sure Washington, D.C. and a lot of the people that are there for political reasons has a lot to do with how Maryland is geared.
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Here is what our legalese translator shared with me:
MD has no reciprocity, so if that is your destination, you would not be able to take your firearm. In order for the Federal Peaceable Journey law to apply you must be able to lawfully carry (whether by permit, constitutional carry, etc.) in the state of origin as well as the destination.
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@Dawn, thank you for the follow-up. This is just another reason I frequent this board. Everyone can have an opinion, but there is nothing compared to having the references from a legal stand point.
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Yep, that’s the rub as I see it, another good reason we need federal reciprocity. If the right to Keep and BEAR arms is in fact a right we’ve got a major problem because we would not accept that any other constitutionally protected “Right” is surrendered at the sate line.
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I really agree but here in the Nanny state of Illinois, our political class like to tell us what we want and need cradle to grave, apparently we can’t think for ourselves. Thankful that majority of them are Chicagoland residents
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Here is a perfect summation of this topic by Duncan Mackie today on the USCCA dashboard. “Seeing the USA While Legally Armed” - 06/28/2019
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Some cops do and some don’t. I knew the penal code and case decisions like a hard corp born again knows scripture. Stayed outta trouble that way.
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Spend a few hours over on youtube sometime looking at “First Amendment Audit” and “2nd Amendment Audit” videos sometime.
You’ll be embarrassed at the current state of affairs.
Even here in Texas where we really do have something akin to a “gun culture” the average cop on the street seems to be woefully ignorant of our firearms/carry and SD laws.
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