On Sun, 01 Jul 2018 12:42:32 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jul 2018 12:19:55 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jul 2018 08:17:10 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 1 Jul 2018 05:14:34 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:




We have. But one other point .... you corrected me about the difference
in Maryland's law regarding minimum age requirements. There's no
minimum age to possess an unregulated long gun but you have to be 18
to buy one. So, who is responsible for the 15 year old (or younger) kid
in possession of a rifle or shotgun?

Parent or adult who gave, or loaned, the kid the gun. I'm thinking this would apply:

Maryland law provides that a person “may not store or leave a loaded firearm in a location where the
person knew or should have known that an unsupervised child would gain access to the firearm.”1 This
section does not apply if:

The child’s access is supervised by an individual age 18 or older;
The child’s access was obtained as a result of unlawful entry;
The firearm is in the possession or control of a law enforcement officer while the officer is
engaged in official duties; or
The child has a certificate of firearm and hunter safety.2

Interestingly:

Maryland also prohibits any person from selling, renting or transferring ammunition for a regulated
firearm to a person under age 21, or any ammunition to a person under age 18. Maryland also
prohibits the sale or transfer of a rifle or shotgun to a person under age 18.

So whoever gave or sold the kid ammo could be in deep ****!

http://lawcenter.giffords.org/minimu...s-in-maryland/

Unless the kid had a hunting license.
When I was 15, you could buy 12 ga and .22 ammo at 7-11, pretty much
the same as getting a slurpee.

Couldn't find that exception. The law doesn't prohibit the 'possession' by a kid, just prohibits the
transfer.

Maryland has some stupid people making stupid laws.

That is pretty universal. We seem to elect "law makers" based on how
they look on TV, not how smart they are.
You can look to the leaders on capitol hill or the guys who lived at
the other end of the mall for the last 50-60 years to see that.