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 transfer; requiring a licensee to take certain actions when facilitating a transfer; providing certain penalties; etc.
HB1582/SB179
Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis.
HB1607
Clarifying that personal protection or self-defense can qualify as a good and substantial reason to carry, wear, or transport a handgun for purposes of the issuance by the Secretary of State Police of a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun.
SB39
Altering the definition of “regulated firearm” to include the Anderson Manufacturing .223 caliber AM-15 and .300 caliber AM-15.
HB35
Defining “firearm telematics” as an electronic sensor or equipment installed on a firearm for purposes of tracking the location of the firearm if it becomes lost or stolen; requiring the Department of State Police to study and make recommendations about firearm telematics; requiring the Department to take certain actions in conducting the study and making recommendations; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2021.
HB47/SB327
Exempting an applicant who is a law enforcement officer with a law enforcement agency in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, or Washington, D.C. from the firearms safety training course requirement for a handgun qualification license.
SB179/HB1582
Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis.
SB156/HB265
Exempting an applicant for a handgun qualification license from the requirement to complete a firearms safety training course if the applicant is a certain retired law enforcement officer or a certain active or retired correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff who has successfully completed an initial correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff firearms training course approved by the Secretary of State Police.
HB302
Altering the scope of a certain prohibition against carrying or possessing a deadly weapon on public school property to include nonpublic school property; and extending specified exceptions that allow the carrying or possessing of a deadly weapon on public school property to nonpublic school property.
SB422
Requiring a person to whom a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun has been issued to successfully complete each calendar year certain courses approved by the Secretary of State Police; exempting certain persons from the requirement to complete certain courses under certain circumstances; authorizing the Secretary to revoke a permit if a person fails to successfully complete a certain course; etc.
HB636/SB646
Altering a certain prohibition to prohibit a person from storing or leaving a loaded or unloaded firearm in a location where a minor could gain access to the firearm; repealing a certain exception to the prohibition; prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded or unloaded firearm in a location where an unsupervised minor could gain access to the firearm and an unsupervised minor does gain access to the firearm; etc.
SB816/HB1257
Requiring a certain licensed firearms dealer to keep certain electronic records; requiring a licensed dealer to update records 1 business day after the acquisition of a firearm and 7 days after the sale or disposition of a firearm; requiring a licensed dealer to create a certain video and audio recording and to keep the recording for a certain period of time; requiring a licensed dealer to provide a certain video and audio recording to certain persons under certain circumstances; etc.
SB674/HB914
Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; and establishing certain penalties for theft of a firearm.
SB555
Establishing the Maryland Assault Weapons Buyback Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund and establishing a related income tax return checkoff; requiring the Department of State Police to administer the Fund and to adopt certain regulations to implement the Fund; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2022 to appropriate $50,000 for the Fund; specifying the purpose for which the Fund may be used; etc.
