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spent shell casing......MD law.......help!

kbbanditkbbandit Member Posts: 152 ✭✭✭
edited June 2002 in Ask the Experts
i just bought a colt commander through gunbroker.com and the place that sent it to my dealer did not send it with a spent shell casing(needed by maryland law).....if the gun was made before a certain date this is not nessessary.......if someone knows could they tell me that date, and is there a way for me to use the serial # to get the guns manufactor date(besides calling colt they are closed for the evening).

thanks,

bandit

If you never try you will always fail.
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  • MyjackMyjack Member Posts: 86 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    and the serial number is ---- a secret?
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  • kbbanditkbbandit Member Posts: 152 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i don't have the serial # right now....i'd have to call my dealer....he just told me that the gun was sent without a shell casing.

    If you never try you will always fail.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,887 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The "shell casing" provision went into effect in Maryland on October 1, 2000. It only applies to new handguns, and the effective date is the date that the handgun was shipped or transported by the manufacturer. You didn't state if the gun is new or used; the serial # is not relevant.

    Rather than have a lot of back and forth on this forum, I suggest that you phone Cpl Allen T. Albaugh in the MSP Firearms Registration Section, 410-799-5934 Ext 321. Since his office will ultimately either approve or deny your application, you can hang your hat on whatever he tells you.

    Maryland is currently considering re-enacting legislation that would allow you to pay to have any new handgun fired by a licensed tester (for a fee, of course).

    Neal
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  • kbbanditkbbandit Member Posts: 152 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    thanks.....the gun is new but my ffl told me if it was manufactored b/f oct. of 2001 a shell casing didn't have to come with the weapon.....i tried the number and all i got was the sound of a comp. trying to get on the internet.

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  • GreenLanternGreenLantern Member Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This ballistic fingerprint thing has puzzled me. What prevents someone from replacing the barrel, slide and or extracter at any point in time? Wouldn't that change the 'fingerprint'? Maybe I'll take this over to General Discussion!!
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    GL - A few strokes of emery cloth over the firing pin, removing perhaps .0005" of metal, some chamber polishintg and guess what? End of "ballistic fingerprint." What a incredibly stupid piece of legislative sound bite.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,887 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ooops, sorry. I gave the fax #. The correct # is 410-799-0191, Ext 321.

    Oh, and > $5 million dollars has been spent by the state on this procedure, and not ONE crime has been solved. Obviously this means that we need additional legislation.

    Neal
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  • trooperchintrooperchin Member Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    PRAY for me I live in The Great State Of Maryland


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  • Rob GreeneRob Greene Member Posts: 102 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hmmm...remove metal from firing pin with emery cloth to change ballistic signature...

    Obviously we need some emergency legislation to ban the sale or posession of emery cloth.

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  • MFIMFI Member Posts: 7,899 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We have the same * law in NY state now. Began in March of last year.

    "I saw that at Walmart for $5.00 less"
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  • 101AIRBORNE101AIRBORNE Member Posts: 1,252 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Trooper,
    Will pray for you but ask the same from you. California is
    no cake walk. Heaven won't take me and hell is afraid I'll
    take over.
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  • mballaimballai Member Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sounds like the legislators don't have a case but that's their shell game

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