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I agree with the previous replies- If at all possible, don't do it! The state of Maryland doesn't deserve to be graced with the stabilizing presence of law-abiding, responsible, patriotic citizens (i.e., the overwhelming majority of legal gun owners). The people have decided that the only people they will allow to carry guns are the police, and I say if that's what they want, that's what they'll get. Better to let that bastion of concentrated sheepledom destroy itself through its own gradual cultural necrosis of corruption, apathy, and greed.
If you must move to MD, be aware that you will have to compromise your principles on a daily and even hourly basis. You will not be able to carry a gun. You will not be able to TALK about guns. Inform someone casually that you own guns and all they will hear is "I am a dangerous psychopath." You would be better off telling people that you deal crack to kids. You will not be able to transport guns, even legally, without feeling like you are secretly doing something vile and dirty, and if you are stopped by the gestapo (i mean, police) while driving to or from the range, they will make it very clear what a vile and dirty criminal they believe you to be (albeit wrongly and illegally, but not that it matters to them).
If you have guns in your home or vehicle, know that you've given the authorities carte blanche to invade your privacy. Don't risk getting into any arguments with any neighbors or acquaintances, because if anyone has a gripe against you, all it takes is the phrase "he has a gun in his _____" to send law enforcement into condition red. I am reminded of a case I heard secondhand about a man with VA plates who was pulled over near Bethesda for driving with one of those bumper stickers with some phrase like, "keep honking, I'm reloading." You can guess how that one went. The gestapo was kind enough to award him some nice shiny bracelets to wear and a nice air-conditioned jail cell to relax in overnight.
In case going about your business doesn't seem hazardous enough as a gun owner, commit a minor infraction and it can magically become a major one if you own guns. Having a gun makes you guilty until proven innocent, and you are a hundred times more likely to be detained, handcuffed, and spend a night in jail for some small offense in it is in some tangential way associated with having guns nearby.
Lastly, and most importantly, you will be living in a world where protecting yourself from violence is not only criminal but culturally frowned upon. This is a society where the majority of young women that I have spoken to about the subject feel that the most effective way to protect themselves when walking through a parking lot late at night is to engage in a cell phone conversation with a friend so that the friend on the other line can quickly hang up and dispatch the police to the location if the conversation is suddenly interrupted by a mugger, rapist, or some other violent opportunist preying on the inattentive and oblivious sheep that abound in that myopic nanny state known as Maryland.
Good luck and Godspeed.