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Old November 17, 2011, 07:44 PM   #7
tominct
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A lot depends on where you are, what you're doing, and the attitude of the cop who sees you. Say you live in Baltimore City, in a semi-detached home in, say, Hampden, in your backyard. A cop sees you with your .357 on your belt, what's he going to do? I'll bet you'll spend some time answering questions, and you might get to stay in your yard, but you'll probably get a ride over to Northern District.
Now say you live in northern Harford County, and you've got that same .357 on, and you're on your tractor mowing your 5 acres. If the sheriff or MSP sees you, he probably won't even slow down, much less give you a hard time.

The problem is, it isn't cut and dried. While it may be 100% legal, if the police want to charge you with something, they will. You may ultimately win in court, but it'll be a nuisance, and you'll be out some legal fees.

Remember the guy in Highlandtown a few years ago? The gunsmith? He had something like 150 guns, in various states of repair, and several thousand rounds of ammo. Nothing illegal. But they took them all, charged him with a bunch of BS crimes, and it was because he or his wife, I think, had some "racist literature".
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