Traveling Through Maryland - What To Do?

JimB said:
Nice, but probably violates some law about displaying the plate giving them a reason to pull you.
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In a country in which laws are so voluminous as to prohibit any and all actions a man goes through daily in his life as a human being, Free People are bound to violate many even before they rise from their beds.
 
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Follow the law and try not to worry too much about it. You're more likely to make yourself sick with worry than anything else.

I go through Maryland a few times every year. I unload and just try to put it out of my mind while I'm there.

Every trooper in Maryland knows that folks taking I-81 are trying to avoid them. Why do you think it's patrolled so heavily? The eastern shore is a better drive (IMHO) and other than small town speed traps it's not the subject of that much scrutiny.

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Ok. Not sure if anyone has said this yet or not so here goes.

MD has been known to pull cars over with plates from shall carry states. And they have asked to search the car. Of course you should respectfully decline if this happens.

The last time I checked MD has some odd laws when it comes to transporting firearms. You may transport them through the state and you may transport them into the state to your domicile (which includes a hotel) or to a range or hunting.

But to be legal the guns must be in pretty much the same condition as they are when yuh check them into an airport (minus the locked gun case).

So gun must be empty with no loaded mags and Ammo should be stored separate from the gun. And they must be either in your trunk or in the bed/toolbox of your truck. Once you get to your domicile, range, hunting trip you can then load your weapon.

That is, if you want to make sure you are legal in the state.
 
In all seriousness just follow the law. Gun unloaded and seperate from ammo (I do a small gun lock box, ammo in a different location away from gun) all in the truck (SUV in the back out of hand reach of a passenger).

There are no laws saying you cannot posses magazines over 10 rounds you cannot just sell or transfer them (everyone who lives there goes across the border and buys normal mags).

There are no laws against hollow points, you can even buy them in MD.

In the state you are allowed to transport a firearm from home (hotel, house you are vacationing or staying in counts) to the range or gun repair shop/store. Gray area is stopping for anything else.

There has been 1 rumor of an incident with a dude being pulled over because his plates have a CCW associated with it. Who knows if true, his wife apparently also said he had a gun when he said he didnt. Whatever.

When I am forced to visit family I bring at least 1 gun everytime. I also speed and drive like a jerk when I am there (when in Rome) and have never been pulled over.

I wouldn't worry about it. Sure take the scenic route cause it looks better or dont cause you want to save time. Just don't go into DC (whole new ballgame there).
 
Chdamn said:
Ok. Not sure if anyone has said this yet or not so here goes.

MD has been known to pull cars over with plates from shall carry states. And they have asked to search the car. Of course you should respectfully decline if this happens.

The last time I checked MD has some odd laws when it comes to transporting firearms. You may transport them through the state and you may transport them into the state to your domicile (which includes a hotel) or to a range or hunting.

But to be legal the guns must be in pretty much the same condition as they are when yuh check them into an airport (minus the locked gun case).

So gun must be empty with no loaded mags and Ammo should be stored separate from the gun. And they must be either in your trunk or in the bed/toolbox of your truck. Once you get to your domicile, range, hunting trip you can then load your weapon.

That is, if you want to make sure you are legal in the state.
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Properly Storing The Firearm
To properly store a firearm when transporting it in Maryland, make sure the ammo is stored separately from the firearm, in cases, and locked. The purpose of that law is to ensure that the firearm is not readily accessible. If the firearm is in a hatch back but is in the trunk, the ammo should be on the other side of the trunk and locked in a case. As long as the gun is not easily accessible and is on the other side of the vehicle as the ammo, an individual will not be breaking the law.

Obviously, an individual is not required to purchase a vehicle that has its own trunk compartment in order to comply with the rules of transporting a firearm in Maryland.

See above it has to be locked, for storage and transportation, as far to the rear as you can.
 
The last time I went through Maryland to Pennsylvania on that 12 mile strip of I81 I had 2 AR pistols and an AK laying on the back seat of the truck and 1/2 dozen pistols in cases but loaded with them, a G19 with a 20 round mag in the butt was in the console. I hate those pricks in MD!
 
Last time I went to MD I left every gun at home. Need to go back soon to visit my aging grandparents. Hard to go from carrying every day to a long road trip with nothing. Ill probably legally store a Glock next time.
 
Sounds like they’re under the control of an occupation force. Perhaps the free states should muster their militias and liberate them.
 
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