On Sun, 1 Jul 2018 09:01:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 7/1/18 4:57 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 6/30/2018 9:22 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/30/18 9:18 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 19:56:38 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:36:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

The laws governing the purchase of a shotgun in Florida are stricter
than those in Maryland.

I bought a shotgun in Florida back when we wintered down there after
we found a 4-5 foot rattlesnake coiled up at our front door one day.

Like Maryland, they did a quick telephone background check, rang
me up
but I had to wait several days to pick it up and take it home.

Maryland lets you take it home the same day after the quick phone
background check.

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Are you sure about that?* I've never had to wait for anything other
than the background check and that only takes a few minutes, if that.
Filling out the form takes longer.


California used to have no waiting period for long guns, only handguns.
Not now, all have 10 day waiting period.* I remember buying my
Remington
1100 San Francisco Gun Exchange.** Yes SF used to have gun stores.* And
they wrapped it in brown paper and handed it to me.** My Ithaca 37 from
monkey ward, handed to me with a box of gratis shells.

I am trying to remember the last gun I had to wait for. It was
certainly a while ago if ever. In Florida a CCW gets you out the door
as soon as the NICS check clears and you get the paperwork done.
I really have not bought than many guns tho. Nothing like Harry the
gun dealer or our resident collector.
The last handgun I bought from a store up north was before the GCA68
at Ye Olde Hunter in Alexandria and I think you just paid the man and
left with it. It was a half a century ago tho. I may be wrong* ;-)

I wonder if anyone still has those records?


When I bought my CZ Scorpion some months ago, I walked out of the
store after paying for it in no more than 20 minutes. Just the quick
NICS check. It's usually five full days of waiting for a handgun.


It may be that if you have a LTC or other permit (if required) the
waiting period is waived because you have already had a full background
check.

That said, based on the websites I've looked at, a permit is *not*
required, nor is any proof of training to purchase a unregulated
long gun in Maryland.* Perhaps that's when a waiting period is imposed?

Anyway, the point is that the recent Maryland shooter did not require
a permit to purchase the shotgun he used and was likely only subject
to the quick criminal background check they quickly do by phone.* If the
court issues he previously had with his beef with the newspaper were
dismissed, there was no criminal background.



No exam or extra paperwork is required to purchase a "non-regulated"
long gun in Maryland.

Even for police officers, though, the same handgun waiting period is
imposed for handgun sales, I believe. Some years ago, I had a nice Ruger
revolver, but I wanted the S&W version. So I sold my Ruger to a police
officer for his personal use. As such, he was able to use a local state
police barracks armorer at the barracks as his FFL. We both drove to the
barracks, went inside with the pistol in its box, handed it over to a
trooper, and the buyer filled out the paperwork. He had to wait the same
period of time as I would have waited, were I the purchaser.

Here's another nonsensical Maryland law:

"Illegal to purchase, sell or manufacture magazines with a capacity of greater than 10 rounds within
Maryland. However, possession of magazines greater than 10 rounds is legal if purchased out of
state. These may not, however, be transferred to a subsequent owner unless done so outside the state
of Maryland."

Unreal.