Larry Gude
Strung Out
...place up here says the 7 day waiting period is now up to...
...8 weeks.
...8 weeks.
...place up here says the 7 day waiting period is now up to...
...8 weeks.
Purchased my latest weapon Feb 9th got called to come pick it up April 2.
...place up here says the 7 day waiting period is now up to...
...8 weeks.
The floor leader for SB281 (i.e. a supporter of the bill) acknowledged during debate the other day that the MSP indicate applications are now taking about 55 days. She seemed to think they thought it was starting to come down though.
Oh... and I believe they rejected an amendment to SB281 that would have allowed people that began the process of buying a handgun before October 1st to finish the purchase after October 1st without the license that would then be required. Someone please correct me on that if I'm wrong.
True, true. 55 days is less than 8 weeks.
Now, imagine how it's gonna be once the licensing and training and all that other crap that NONE of the infrastructure even exists for, starts. As it is now, cops statewide have to go through a lot just to do their quals.
Yes, by a whole day.True, true. 55 days is less than 8 weeks.
I thought I read that if you'd did the purchase transaction before then, you were good??? If not, a terribly stupid bill is only worse and worse and worse.
Sadness, I think once you pass the first check you should be good for x amount of years and give you a card/permit. Glad when I bought last Oct it was only 5 days. :shrug:
I was thinking about an AR-15 before the nanny MD state laws kick in but wow the prices are crazy!
What if said hand gun's magazine holds more than 10 rounds? Wouldn't that be banned after the 1st?
Depends on what you're looking to do with it, I suppose.So leaning towards the SIG RM400 E OR the Bushmaster CAR15...
Harder towards the SIG..
Thoughts??
AND my thinking is handgun or rifle.. RIfle is much easier to shoot well in the least amount of time. AR models are some of the easiest guns to shoot, and learn to shoot accurately.
Handguns are light and compact, but harder to handle/control and little scary for first time users. Much more time needed to develop the skills to be accurate consistently.. and would need a small(er) caliber for ease of use.
So definitely leaning towards an AR, but which one?
What if said hand gun's magazine holds more than 10 rounds? Wouldn't that be banned after the 1st?
As far as buying an assault long gun or a copycat weapon goes, yes, you're good so long as you ordered it or completed the application before October 1st. Here's the latest adopted amendment regarding that.
When it comes to buying handguns, however, they rejected a similar amendment (here) which would have allowed dealers to sell you a handgun, and you to receive a handgun, without the license if you had ordered it before October 1st.
Delegate Dumais (the floor leader for the bill in the House) justified rejecting the latter amendment even though the former one was adopted because, as regards the assault long guns, people would no longer be able to buy them after October 1st whereas people would still be able to buy handguns. They would just need the license to do so.
As I've indicated, I'm still waiting to see an updated version of the bill reflecting all of the amendments made in the House. But, the best I can tell from piecing together those amendments with the text as it was passed by the Senate, there is no such saving provision for people that have already ordered a handgun (but not yet taken possession of it) before the licensing requirement goes into effect.
...place up here says the 7 day waiting period is now up to...
...8 weeks.