Dreamer
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Although a loaded magazine appears to be just as illegal to carry or transport in MD as an actual firearm, I've found an interesting option that folks might want to explore...
Empty-Holster protests are becoming a popular tool for raising awareness for issues like "gun free zones", and particularly for College Campus Carry. This is a legal, non-threatening, and totally passive way to protest the infringement of our 2A rights without having to worry about being shot by some trigger-happy JBT or being raked over the coals by some anti-gun DA.
So here's my idea...
Empty holsters are COMPLETELY legal to wear in MD. I cant find any statutes ANYWHERE, in even the most frothing anti-2A enclaves of hippie pacifism. So here's my idea. Folks could wear empty holsters, and keep a rolled up facsimile of the Bill of Rights in the holster, but with a red stamp across the top that has the MD state seal, and the phrase "Void in MD"...
Gets the point across, is perfectly legal when it comes to "firearms laws" in MD, AND because it's obviously a "protest" in the form of a printed flyer, it's protected by the 1st Amendment, which, theoretically, MD does still recognize. AND if you' get hassled by some "official" for this, it's an OBVIOUS and BLATANT civil rights violation, and is directly infringing on your right to free speech, the right of a free press, AND Federal Civil Rights statutes...
For the miniature "Bill of Rights", I was thinking Something like the following graphic. This is a low-res version, but I'm working on a high-res version that I can print letterpress, and hand out to people. I could even make a PDF version so that people could print their own on their home computers. But since I have several presses, I thought that printing it letterpress would be REALLY spiffy, and would strongly emphasize the "freedom of the press" First Amendment aspect of such a protest...
Although a loaded magazine appears to be just as illegal to carry or transport in MD as an actual firearm, I've found an interesting option that folks might want to explore...
Empty-Holster protests are becoming a popular tool for raising awareness for issues like "gun free zones", and particularly for College Campus Carry. This is a legal, non-threatening, and totally passive way to protest the infringement of our 2A rights without having to worry about being shot by some trigger-happy JBT or being raked over the coals by some anti-gun DA.
So here's my idea...
Empty holsters are COMPLETELY legal to wear in MD. I cant find any statutes ANYWHERE, in even the most frothing anti-2A enclaves of hippie pacifism. So here's my idea. Folks could wear empty holsters, and keep a rolled up facsimile of the Bill of Rights in the holster, but with a red stamp across the top that has the MD state seal, and the phrase "Void in MD"...
Gets the point across, is perfectly legal when it comes to "firearms laws" in MD, AND because it's obviously a "protest" in the form of a printed flyer, it's protected by the 1st Amendment, which, theoretically, MD does still recognize. AND if you' get hassled by some "official" for this, it's an OBVIOUS and BLATANT civil rights violation, and is directly infringing on your right to free speech, the right of a free press, AND Federal Civil Rights statutes...
For the miniature "Bill of Rights", I was thinking Something like the following graphic. This is a low-res version, but I'm working on a high-res version that I can print letterpress, and hand out to people. I could even make a PDF version so that people could print their own on their home computers. But since I have several presses, I thought that printing it letterpress would be REALLY spiffy, and would strongly emphasize the "freedom of the press" First Amendment aspect of such a protest...