MD ammunition tax bill: .05$ a round

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RadioPatrol

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If you are not worried about crime in your neighborhood enough to move too, then why the hell do you have a gun for protection?




Socialist Pretzel Logic ..... like the Washington Compost Reporter that was againist Gun Ownership, but shot the teen trespassing in his Hot Tub .... with his illegally owned .38 cal Handgun


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RadioPatrol

Guest
To the idiot that left me karma.......I do own a gun and thats what its for, protection, not hobby shooting. If your that worried about crime in your neighborhood you should move ....



So you think the tax is a good thing .......... :eyebrow:
 

Pushrod

Patriot
To the idiot that left me karma.......I do own a gun and thats what its for, protection, not hobby shooting. If your that worried about crime in your neiborhood you should move ....

Uh-Huh, Sure you do! Now back to your American Idol show.
 

Novus Collectus

New Member
As I said " I don't care"...does not affect me. I have all the amo I'll ever use. I have 1 box of 12ga shells that I have had for years and have no plans to buy more....
If this bill had passed and became law, all that covered ammo you possess would have been illegal to own in MD after 2011 unless it was the taxed and serial numbered ammo.
You not caring about this bill might have made you a criminal without even knowing it in a few years and that would have DEFINTELY affected you.
 

Ken King

A little rusty but not crusty
PREMO Member
If this bill had passed and became law, all that covered ammo you possess would have been illegal to own in MD after 2011 unless it was the taxed and serial numbered ammo.
You not caring about this bill might have made you a criminal without even knowing it in a few years and that would have DEFINTELY affected you.
How so when section 5-601(D)(2) states:
“REGULATED FIREARM” DOES NOT INCLUDE A SHOTGUN, INCLUDING:
(I) A F.I.E./FRANCHI LAW 12 AND SPAS 12 ASSAULT SHOTGUN;
(II) A HOLMES MODEL 88 SHOTGUN;
(III) AMOSSBERG MODEL 500 BULLPUP ASSAULT SHOTGUN;
(IV) A STREET SWEEPER ASSAULT TYPE SHOTGUN; OR
(V) A DAEWOO USAS 12 SEMI–AUTO SHOTGUN.
and the encoding was stated to be for ammunition for regulated firearms.
 

Novus Collectus

New Member
How so when section 5-601(D)(2) states: and the encoding was stated to be for ammunition for regulated firearms.

AHA!!!! But you fail to see the OTHER "regulated firearms" on the list. First of all the list includes all handguns and there is the .410 gage Judge handgun on the handgun roster for instance, the definition of "handgun" includes any firearm with a barrel less than 16" and can be concealed which inclused the 12 gage and 20 gage Serbu Shotty, and there is also ambiguity about the Saiga because if the Saiga 12 gage takes a rifled barrel, then since it is an AK "variant" that would mean saboted 12 gage rounds would probably be included and therfore all 12 gage ammo. Also since the Saiga can shoot slugs, then even though the rifled slugs might be included, but more importantly, the bill excluded "shotguns" not shotgun ammo. So any other regulated firearm that can fire those rounds that are not specifically a shotgun, then the rounds they fire might have easily been included as well.
This bill could be so loosely applied it could include almost ALL ammo that is sold in this state.

To top this all off, the guy never said the ONLY ammo he has is shotgun ammo, he just implied it with his ambiguous statement. He may have handgun ammo or any rifle ammo that is fired by regulated rifles (which is just almost all rifle ammo).

This bill would have affected even the Fudds with only a single shot shotgun.
 

Ken King

A little rusty but not crusty
PREMO Member
AHA!!!! But you fail to see the OTHER "regulated firearms" on the list. First of all the list includes all handguns and there is the .410 gage Judge handgun on the handgun roster for instance, the definition of "handgun" includes any firearm with a barrel less than 16" and can be concealed which inclused the 12 gage and 20 gage Serbu Shotty, and there is also ambiguity about the Saiga because if the Saiga 12 gage takes a rifled barrel, then since it is an AK "variant" that would mean saboted 12 gage rounds would probably be included and therfore all 12 gage ammo. Also since the Saiga can shoot slugs, then even though the rifled slugs might be included, but more importantly, the bill excluded "shotguns" not shotgun ammo. So any other regulated firearm that can fire those rounds that are not specifically a shotgun, then the rounds they fire might have easily been included as well.
This bill could be so loosely applied it could include almost ALL ammo that is sold in this state.

To top this all off, the guy never said the ONLY ammo he has is shotgun ammo, he just implied it with his ambiguous statement. He may have handgun ammo or any rifle ammo that is fired by regulated rifles (which is just almost all rifle ammo).

This bill would have affected even the Fudds with only a single shot shotgun.
No, I saw the list at 501-1(p), but 5-601(D)(2) clearly states that it does not include shotguns. It is obvious that the legislative intent was not to require shotguns to be included, which was probably taken into account because etching the "shot" would be virtually impossible and unrealistic.
 

Novus Collectus

New Member
No, I saw the list at 501-1(p), but 5-601(D)(2) clearly states that it does not include shotguns. It is obvious that the legislative intent was not to require shotguns to be included, which was probably taken into account because etching the "shot" would be virtually impossible and unrealistic.

The bill did not make sense from the beginning and was proposed by a Baltimore delegate that knew absolutely nothing about firearms other than probably how he wants to ban them all in Baltimore and maybe the state if not nationwide.
The way the bill was written it would have almost definitely included shotgun slugs of all kinds and possibly all shotgun shot ammunition that "could" be used in a regulated firearm not specifically defined as a shotgun by MD statute. His 12 gage ammunition might have been included, but even if it wasn't, the end result of the ambiguous and not completely defined law is that a good portion of the retailers and wholesalers would not know for sure and in order to cover their ass they would not sell that ammo in MD, and it is possible some local DA and police officer somewhere in MD will charge and try to prosecute some poor soul for owning some old shotgun ammo because this bill was so damn fricken broad.

The way it is written, if it can be used in a regulated firearm, then it is likely taxable. Since people can fire shot in a rifled barrel, that might include 12 gage shotshells, and it definitely includes .410 gage shells because regulated handguns fire .410 shotshells too.

The way these stupid firearms laws which affect gun owners, like this ignorant and arrogant idiot, get passed is because they just assume it will not effect them. That is how the gun banners and gun control freaks get their laws passed.
 
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Novus Collectus

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§ 5-101.

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Antique firearm" has the meaning stated in § 4-201 of the Criminal Law Article.

(c) "Crime of violence" means:

(1) abduction;

(2) arson in the first degree;

(3) assault in the first or second degree;

(4) burglary in the first, second, or third degree;

(5) carjacking and armed carjacking;

(6) escape in the first degree;

(7) kidnapping;

(8) voluntary manslaughter;

(9) maiming as previously proscribed under former Article 27, § 386 of the Code;

(10) mayhem as previously proscribed under former Article 27, § 384 of the Code;

(11) murder in the first or second degree;

(12) rape in the first or second degree;

(13) robbery;

(14) robbery with a dangerous weapon;

(15) sexual offense in the first, second, or third degree;

(16) an attempt to commit any of the crimes listed in items (1) through (15) of this subsection; or

(17) assault with intent to commit any of the crimes listed in items (1) through (15) of this subsection or a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year.

(d) "Dealer" means a person who is engaged in the business of:

(1) selling, renting, or transferring firearms at wholesale or retail; or

(2) repairing firearms.

(e) "Dealer's license" means a State regulated firearms dealer's license.

(f) "Designated law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency that the Secretary designates to process applications to purchase regulated firearms for secondary sales.

(g) "Disqualifying crime" means:

(1) a crime of violence;

(2) a violation classified as a felony in the State; or

(3) a violation classified as a misdemeanor in the State that carries a statutory penalty of more than 2 years.

(h) (1) "Firearm" means:

(i) a weapon that expels, is designed to expel, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; or

(ii) the frame or receiver of such a weapon.

(2) "Firearm" includes a starter gun.

(i) "Firearm applicant" means a person who makes a firearm application.

(j) "Firearm application" means an application to purchase, rent, or transfer a regulated firearm.

(k) "Fugitive from justice" means a person who has fled to avoid prosecution or giving testimony in a criminal proceeding.

(l) "Habitual drunkard" means a person who has been found guilty of any three crimes under § 21-902(a), (b), or (c) of the Transportation Article, one of which occurred in the past year.

(m) "Habitual user" means a person who has been found guilty of two controlled dangerous substance crimes, one of which occurred in the past 5 years.

(n) (1) "Handgun" means a firearm with a barrel less than 16 inches in length.

(2) "Handgun" includes signal, starter, and blank pistols.


(o) "Licensee" means a person who holds a dealer's license.

(p) "Regulated firearm" means:

(1) a handgun; or

(2) a firearm that is any of the following specific assault weapons or their copies, regardless of which company produced and manufactured that assault weapon:

(i) American Arms Spectre da Semiautomatic carbine;

(ii) AK-47 in all forms;

(iii) Algimec AGM-1 type semi-auto;

(iv) AR 100 type semi-auto;

(v) AR 180 type semi-auto;

(vi) Argentine L.S.R. semi-auto;

(vii) Australian Automatic Arms SAR type semi-auto;

(viii) Auto-Ordnance Thompson M1 and 1927 semi-automatics;

(ix) Barrett light .50 cal. semi-auto;

(x) Beretta AR70 type semi-auto;

(xi) Bushmaster semi-auto rifle;

(xii) Calico models M-100 and M-900;

(xiii) CIS SR 88 type semi-auto;

(xiv) Claridge HI TEC C-9 carbines;

(xv) Colt AR-15, CAR-15, and all imitations except Colt AR-15 Sporter H-BAR rifle;

(xvi) Daewoo MAX 1 and MAX 2, aka AR 100, 110C, K-1, and K-2;

(xvii) Dragunov Chinese made semi-auto;

(xviii) Famas semi-auto (.223 caliber);

(xix) Feather AT-9 semi-auto;

(xx) FN LAR and FN FAL assault rifle;

(xxi) FNC semi-auto type carbine;

(xxii) F.I.E./Franchi LAW 12 and SPAS 12 assault shotgun;

(xxiii) Steyr-AUG-SA semi-auto;

(xxiv) Galil models AR and ARM semi-auto;

(xxv) Heckler and Koch HK-91 A3, HK-93 A2, HK-94 A2 and A3;

(xxvi) Holmes model 88 shotgun;

(xxvii) Avtomat Kalashnikov semiautomatic rifle in any format;

(xxviii) Manchester Arms "Commando" MK-45, MK-9;

(xxix) Mandell TAC-1 semi-auto carbine;

(xxx) Mossberg model 500 Bullpup assault shotgun;

(xxxi) Sterling Mark 6;

(xxxii) P.A.W.S. carbine;

(xxxiii) Ruger mini-14 folding stock model (.223 caliber);

(xxxiv) SIG 550/551 assault rifle (.223 caliber);

(xxxv) SKS with detachable magazine;

(xxxvi) AP-74 Commando type semi-auto;

(xxxvii) Springfield Armory BM-59, SAR-48, G3, SAR-3, M-21 sniper rifle, M1A, excluding the M1 Garand;

(xxxviii) Street sweeper assault type shotgun;

(xxxix) Striker 12 assault shotgun in all formats;

(xl) Unique F11 semi-auto type;

(xli) Daewoo USAS 12 semi-auto shotgun;

(xlii) UZI 9mm carbine or rifle;

(xliii) Valmet M-76 and M-78 semi-auto;

(xliv) Weaver Arms "Nighthawk" semi-auto carbine; or

(xlv) Wilkinson Arms 9mm semi-auto "Terry".

Short list of a few examples of "regulated firearms" which are not "shotguns" but which fire similar or the same ammo:
IZHMASH Saiga-12 Shotguns...with a rifled slug barrel or even possibly with a smoothbore that can acceopt a screw in choke, or possibley a smootbore even without a screw in choke.
Taurus International Manufacturing Inc
Super Shorty
 

Ken King

A little rusty but not crusty
PREMO Member
Short list of a few examples of "regulated firearms" which are not "shotguns" but which fire similar or the same ammo:
IZHMASH Saiga-12 Shotguns...with a rifled slug barrel or even possibly with a smoothbore that can acceopt a screw in choke, or possibley a smootbore even without a screw in choke.
Taurus International Manufacturing Inc
Super Shorty
I can see where your concern is with those firearms capable of using various ammunition.

I like the Judge.
 

AK-74me

"Typical White Person"
As I said " I don't care"...does not affect me. I have all the amo I'll ever use. I have 1 box of 12ga shells that I have had for years and have no plans to buy more....


Great attitude, so anything that does not affect you is ok to get trampled on??

BTW, why the hell are you posting in this thread if you "don't care"?
 
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