46 total bills, 5 anti-gun bills,
21 pro-gun bills for this session
Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation
46 total bills, 5 anti-gun bills,
21 pro-gun bills for this session
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Title: Public Safety - Handgun Permit - Applicant Qualifications
Description: Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of State Police find that a person has a good and substantial reason to carry, wear, or transport a handgun before issuing a handgun permit to the person.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Firearms - Application Approval Before Sale, Rental, or Transfer
Description: Prohibiting a licensed firearm dealer or other person, notwithstanding a specified provision of law, from selling, renting, or transferring a regulated firearm to a firearm applicant until the licensee or other person has received notice from the Secretary of State Police that the applicant's firearm application has been approved.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Repeal of the Firearm Safety Act of 2013
Description: Repealing a specified exception to the prohibition against carrying a deadly weapon on public school property; repealing the prohibition on the possession or use of specified firearm ammunition during and in relation to the commission of a crime of violence; altering the authorization for a person to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; repealing the designation of specified firearms as assault weapons; etc.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Regulated Firearms - License Issued by Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia - Reciprocity
Description: Specifying that a license to carry a regulated firearm, including a concealed regulated firearm, issued to an individual by Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia is valid in Maryland.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Duty to Retreat
Description: Establishing that a person charged with a crime may assert the defense of self-defense only under specified circumstances that negate the duty to attempt to retreat or escape the danger.
Last Action: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn
Last Action Date: February 10, 2014
Title: Criminal Law - Prohibition on Manufacture of Detachable Magazine or Firearm Receiver - 3-Dimensional Printing
Description: Defining the term "manufacture" in order to prohibit a person from using any material to create or modify a detachable magazine; prohibiting a person from using a 3-dimentional printer to manufacture a firearm receiver; and stating specified findings of the General Assembly relating to 3-D printers.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Task Force to Study Firearms and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Devices
Description: Establishing the Task Force to Study Firearms and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Devices; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the feasibility, utility, benefits, and costs of using GPS technology to track and monitor firearms sold and possessed in the State; etc.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Assault Weapons and Detachable Magazines - Possession or Transport by Nonresident
Description: Authorizing the possession or transport by a nonresident of the State of an assault weapon or a detachable magazine that has been legally purchased outside the State for the purpose of using the assault weapon or detachable magazine to participate in an organized military activity, a target shoot, formal or informal target practice, or a sport shooting event, having the assault weapon or detachable magazine repaired at a bona fide repair shop, or traveling through the State for a lawful purpose.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling
Description: Establishing that an occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force against another person when the other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that the other person has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the unlawful entry or is committing or intends to commit a crime against a person or property in addition to the unlawful entry; establishing that a person acting in accordance with the Act is immune from specified criminal prosecution.
Last Action: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 10, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Renewal Period for Retired Law Enforcement Officer
Description: Establishing that a handgun permit issued to a retired law enforcement officer of the State or a county or municipal corporation of the State expires on the last day of the holder's birth month following 5 years after the date the permit is issued and may be renewed for successive periods of 5 years each if, at the time of an application for renewal, the applicant possesses the qualifications for the issuance of a permit; and providing that a retired law enforcement officer who applies for a permit renewal is not required to be fingerprinted.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Bow Hunting - Possession of Handguns for Protection
Description: Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from restricting specified licensed bow hunters from openly carrying a handgun under specified circumstances.
Last Action: First Reading Senate Rules
Last Action Date: April 7, 2014
Title: General Provisions Article
Description: Adding a new article to the Annotated Code, to be designated and known as the "General Provisions Article", to revise, restate, and recodify the laws of the State relating to rules of interpretation, the form and administration of official oaths, the Open Meetings Act, the Public Information Act, the Maryland Public Ethics Law, acquisition of land by the United States and jurisdiction of the State and United States over specified land, and the State seal, flag, emblems, designations, and commemorative days and months; etc.
Last Action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 94
Last Action Date: April 8, 2014
Title: Criminal Law - Use of Handgun in Crime of Violence or Felony - Statute of Limitations
Description: Extending the statute of limitations for a violation of a specified provision of law prohibiting using a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence or felony; etc.
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
Last Action Date: May 15, 2014
Title: Sales and Use Tax - Ammunition and Firearms - Developmental Disabilities Funding
Description: Distributing the revenue from the sales and use tax on ammunition and firearms to a specified fund used to pay for services for individuals with developmental disabilities; providing for the effective date of specified provisions of the Act; and providing for the termination of specified provisions of the Act.
Last Action: Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 14, 2014
Title: Firearms - Handgun Permit Requirements - Handgun Qualification License Holders
Description: Requiring the Secretary of State Police to issue a handgun permit to a person who has been issued a specified handgun qualification license.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Criminal Justice Information System - Integration With Maryland Automated Firearms System
Description: Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to integrate the Criminal Justice Information System with the Maryland Automated Firearms System to allow the Department of State Police to identify individuals who purchased a firearm prior to October 1, 2013, and were subsequently convicted of a disqualifying crime requiring the surrender of firearms; etc.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Handgun Safety Devices - External Safety Locks
Description: Authorizing the sale, offer for sale, rental, or transfer in the State of a handgun that is sold, offered for sale, rented, or transferred with an external safety lock as an alternative to an integrated mechanical safety device.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Handgun Identification Requirements - Repeal
Description: Repealing a provision of law requiring specified firearms manufacturers and dealers and the Department of State Police to take specified actions relating to identification of handguns.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Handgun Qualification License - Qualified Handgun Instructors and Permit Holders
Description: Establishing that specified provisions relating to a handgun qualification license do not apply to a qualified handgun instructor; establishing that a person may purchase, rent, or receive a handgun without a handgun qualification license if the person is a qualified handgun instructor and is not otherwise prohibited under State or federal law; and requiring the Secretary of State Police to issue a handgun qualification license to a specified person who meets the requirements for a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Firearms Safety Training - Demonstration Component
Description: Repealing a requirement that a specified firearms safety training course necessary for the issuance of a handgun qualification license include a firearms orientation component that demonstrates the person's safe operation and handling of a firearm; and repealing a requirement that a specified firearms training course necessary for the issuance of a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun include a firearms qualification component that demonstrates the applicant's proficiency and use of the firearm.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Firearms - Probation Before Judgment
Description: Altering the definition of "convicted of a disqualifying crime" to allow a person who has received probation before judgment to possess a regulated firearm, rifle, or shotgun and to become a firearm dealer and to allow a dealer or other person to sell, rent, or transfer a regulated firearm to a person who has received probation before judgment.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Training Requirement
Description: Repealing the requirement that a specified applicant renewing a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun complete a specified training requirement; and exempting a specified applicant for a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun from a specified training requirement under specified circumstances.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Training Requirement for Renewal Applications
Description: Repealing the requirement that an applicant for the renewal of a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun complete a specified firearms training course.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Regulated Firearms - Licensed Dealer or Secondary Seller - National Instant Criminal Background (NICS) Check
Description: Authorizing a specified licensed firearms dealer or secondary seller to conditionally sell, rent, or transfer a firearm to a firearm applicant under specified circumstances; prohibiting a licensee or secondary seller from selling, renting, or transferring a firearm under specified circumstances; and requiring a licensee or secondary seller to notify a firearms applicant that an application has been approved or disapproved under specified circumstances.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Transport of Weapons on School Property - Retired Law Enforcement Officer
Description: Providing that a specified prohibition on carrying or possessing a specified weapon on public school property does not include a specified retired law enforcement officer who is a parent, guardian, or visitor of a student attending a school located on the public school property.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Firearms - Application for Purchase and Required Registration - Use of Term "Voluntary" Registrant Prohibited
Description: Prohibiting specified applications for purchase of a firearm or registration of a regulated firearm from referring to an applicant as a "voluntary" registrant.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Firearms Freedom Act
Description: Prohibiting a specified public servant or dealer in the State from enforcing or attempting to enforce an act, a law, a statute, a rule, or a regulation of the United States government relating to a personal firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition that is owned or manufactured commercially or privately in the State and that remains exclusively within the borders of the State; etc.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Criminal Law - Competition Shooting and Match Shooting - Firearms Exemption
Description: Providing that specified provisions relating to assault weapons and detachable magazines do not apply to the possession or transport to or from a firing range or service rifle match of an assault weapon or a detachable magazine for the exclusive purpose of competition shooting or match shooting by a specified person.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Firearms - Handgun Permit Requirements - Retired Military
Description: Requiring the Secretary of State Police to issue a specified handgun permit to a person who is a retired member of the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Criminal Law - Crimes Against Property - Right to Defend Property
Description: Establishing that an occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force against another person when the other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that the other person has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the unlawful entry or is committing or intends to commit a crime against a person or property in addition to the unlawful entry; establishing that a person acting in accordance with the Act is immune from specified criminal prosecution.
Last Action: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 15, 2014
Title: Possession of Loaded Handgun or Regulated Firearm - Enhanced Penalties
Description: Prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun loaded with ammunition on or about the person or in a vehicle under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from possessing a regulated firearm loaded with ammunition under specified circumstances or if the person is under the age of 21 years; establishing penalties, including mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment, for violations of the Act; etc.
Last Action: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2014
Title: Education - Discipline in Public Schools
Description: Prohibiting a principal in a public school from taking specified disciplinary action against a student who brings a specified object onto school property or creates a specified object on school property that may not be reasonably mistaken for a firearm and that does not create a danger to anyone.
Last Action: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 28, 2014
Title: Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - Hunting and Sporting Goods
Description: Establishing a sales and use tax exemption period for the 7-day period from the third Sunday in April through the following Saturday for specified hunting and sporting goods if the taxable price of the item is less than $1,000; etc.
Last Action: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Last Action Date: March 3, 2014
Title: Crimes - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime - Diminution Credits and Sentencing
Description: Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an inmate committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction or sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a local correctional facility who is serving a sentence for the use of specified firearms in the commission of specified crimes; prohibiting a court from suspending any part of a specified mandatory minimum sentence; and applying the Act prospectively.
Last Action: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 26, 2014
Title: Annual Corrective Bill
Description: Correcting specified errors and omissions in the Annotated Code and in specified uncodified laws; clarifying language; correcting specified obsolete references; reorganizing specified sections of the Annotated Code; ratifying specified corrections made by the publishers of the Annotated Code; providing that the Act is not intended to affect any law other than to correct technical errors; providing for the correction of specified errors and obsolete provisions by the publishers of the Annotated Code; etc.
Last Action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 45
Last Action Date: April 8, 2014
Title: Criminal Law - Use of Handgun in Crime of Violence or Felony - Statute of Limitations
Description: Extending the statute of limitations for a violation of a specified provision of law prohibiting using a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence or felony.
Last Action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 149
Last Action Date: April 14, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Handgun Permit Background Investigation - Armored Car Company Employees
Description: Authorizing the Secretary of State Police to accept a background investigation performed on behalf of an armored car company in place of a criminal history records check performed by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services under specified circumstances.
Last Action: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 27, 2014
Title: Criminal Law - Deadly Weapons on School Property - Public and Private Schools
Description: Prohibiting a person from carrying or possessing a deadly weapon on public or private school property; and extending specified exceptions that allow the carrying or possession of a deadly weapon on public school property to private school property.
Last Action: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 26, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Handgun Identification Requirements - Repeal
Description: Repealing a provision of law requiring specified firearms manufacturers and dealers and the Department of State Police to take specified actions relating to identification of handguns.
Last Action: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 26, 2014
Title: Calvert County - Discharge of a Firearm Near Buildings
Description: Prohibiting a specified person from discharging a firearm within 150 yards of a dwelling house, residence, church, or specified other buildings in Calvert County under specified circumstances.
Last Action: Hearing cancelled
Last Action Date: February 7, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Licensed Firearms Dealers - Background Checks
Description: Authorizing, before October 1, 2016, a licensed firearm dealer to conditionally sell, rent, or transfer a firearm to a firearm applicant under specified circumstances; prohibiting the licensee from selling, renting, or transferring the firearm under specified circumstances; requiring the licensee to make specified notifications under specified circumstances; authorizing a law enforcement agency to confiscate a specified firearm under specified circumstances; and terminating the Act at the end of September 30, 2016.
Last Action: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 26, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications
Description: Clarifying that self-defense can qualify as a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, 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.
Last Action: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 26, 2014
Title: Department of State Police - Firearms - Prohibition on Provision of Information
Description: Requiring the Secretary of State Police to keep specified information confidential; and prohibiting the Secretary from providing specified information to any other agency, entity, or individual, except as necessary to participate in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Last Action: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 26, 2014
Title: Assault Weapons - Firearms Collector - Possession
Description: Establishing that specified provisions of law prohibiting the possession of specified assault weapons are not applicable to the possession of up to four assault weapons by a specified designated firearms collector or person who holds a specified federal collector's license.
Last Action: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 26, 2014
Title: Regulated Firearms - License Issued by Another State - Reciprocity
Description: Specifying that a license issued by another state to an individual to carry a regulated firearm, including a concealed regulated firearm, is valid in Maryland.
Last Action: Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
Last Action Date: March 3, 2014
Title: Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Transport Through State
Description: Specifying that a person who is not a resident of the State and who is not prohibited from possessing a regulated firearm in the person's state of residence may transport a regulated firearm through the State to another state under specified circumstances; etc.
Last Action: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 11, 2014
