Maryland’s Red Flag Law is officially known as an Extreme Risk Protective Order and is a court issued civil order temporarily requiring a person to: a: surrender any firearms or ammunition to law enforcement; and b: not purchase or possess firearms or ammunition.1 The Extreme Risk Protective Order law went into effect on… Read More
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Documentation of Your Firearm Acquisitions
I have had several clients who had their firearms confiscated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“BATF”) or by the Maryland State Police. In my efforts to have these seized firearms returned to my clients, I am often asked by the BATF or the MSP to provide evidence that my client is… Read More
The Unit Rule and How it Prevents Exercising 2nd Amendment Rights
Maryland is one of the states that offer expungements of on criminal arrests, charges and convictions. It is important to note that not all convictions are expungable. There are several reasons for this. First, the Maryland General Assembly has excluded certain types of crimes from being expunged, which include crimes of violence. The second reason… Read More
2021 Maryland Legislative Update – HB175
Delegate Shaneka Henson (D-30A) has pre-filed House Bill 175 (HB175) which will affect ammunition sales and transfers. One of the purposes of this bill is to require sellers of ammunition to confirm identity of purchasers of ammunition and to ensure that these purchasers are not prohibited individuals from owning or possessing firearms. This bill will… Read More
Will MD Enact Laws to Require Background Checks to Buy Ammunition?
Maryland’s Attorney General, Brian Frosh, recently joined 15 other State Attorneys General in filing a brief in a case now pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on a California law that required background checks on the purchases of ammunition. The case, Rhode v. Becerra (Case No. 20-55437) which emanated from the U.S. District… Read More
Firefighters & EMTs – Learn How to Obtain Your MD Wear & Carry Permit
I have had many firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians (“EMTs”) come to me to obtain their Maryland Wear & Carry Permit because of the dangers that they face as first responders. This is because many firefighters and EMTs routinely are threatened by the public in the performance of their official duties as first responders. In… Read More
How To Contact Your Legislators Regarding Gun Legislation
Many people have reached out to me to ask “how, as an ordinary person, can I have a say on what is going on in Annapolis?”. This is a great question that I have answered many times, so I thought I would share it with you. Your Legal & Constitutional Rights First, there is no… Read More
Maryland General Assembly – Major Gun Related Legislation
HB0004/SB0208 Providing that a person who is not a certain licensee may not complete the transfer of a certain rifle or shotgun as transferor or transferee, except under certain circumstances; requiring, before a certain transfer is conducted, the transferor and transferee to meet jointly with a certain licensee and request that the licensee facilitate the… Read More
MD is Seeing More Homicides Despite Tightening Gun Restriction Laws
When our legislators signed extreme gun control measures into law in 2013, they did so with the promise of a safer state. Seven years later and we haven’t seen the results they were looking for. Instead of the dropping homicide rates they were hoping for, our leaders are now seeing that the Maryland Firearms Safety… Read More
Governor Hogan Vetoes Abolition of Handgun Permit Review Board
On May 24, 2019, Governor Hogan issued a veto on the legislation that was passed by both Houses of the Maryland General Assembly to abolish the Handgun Permit Review Board. The Handgun Permit Review Board is a Board that is comprised of 5 citizens that are appointed by the Governor to oversee the Maryland State… Read More
