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If shotguns are legal in Maryland, is a Taurus Judge with 410 shot shells legal to open carry in Maryland?
BTW, does anyone else here find it mildly ironic that the 2 most knowledgeable and responsive OCDO forum members on the subject of MD gun laws are from NC and VA (Me and Skidmark)?
I don't mean nothin' by that, I'm just sayin'...
I do find that odd. If the rest of the state outside of Baltimore, Annapolis, etc. is so "gun friendly," why don't they work harder to promote 2A rights in MD? Compared to the rest of upper New England at least you can bring firearms into MD, you just can't do squat with them once you are there. I thought about moving to MD for a good job in Columbia/Annapolis Junction, but I decided I much rather prefer it out West. I'd have been glad to help if I did move out there.
But to stay on topic -- I think a couple of states do consider a 410 handgun to be a "short barreled shotgun" however contrary to federal laws they may be. California is one of them I think.
OC of long guns is legal in MD. AG opinion attached
- (14) LONG GUN CARRY IS OFF-TOPIC: This web site is focused on the right to openly carry properly holstered handguns in daily American life. We do NOT promote the carry of long guns. Long guns are great! OCDO co-founders John & Mike and most of the members of this forum own at least one long gun - but due to urban area issues of muzzle control, lack of trigger guard coverage, and the fact that the long gun carry issue distracts from our main mission to promote the open carry of handguns in daily life, we will leave long gun carry activism in the capable hands of the future founders of web sites about long gun carry. Exception: This rule does NOT apply to discussions about long gun carry in jurisdictions such as California which ban handgun carry and thus require long gun carry as a matter of public policy.
OC of long guns is legal in MD. AG opinion attached
Your opinions aside, I was correcting your statement that OC of long guns in MD is illegal.
Clearly it is not, local law notwithstanding.
I believe in an earlier post I said I would not do it. That doesn't make it illegal
You said it was illegal and I provided a cite to support my position that in fact it is not. That's all. I do not go off topic about other issues