Gun Safety and Traffic Stops
Ever since Supreme Court opinion 20-843 (NYSRPA v/s Bruen) was decided in June 2022, Maryland has become what is known as a โshall issueโ state. This means that handgun carry permits are issued at the state level by the Maryland State Police. In other words, more and more citizens in Maryland will be legally permitted to carry firearms. The question becomes, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ง ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐บ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค ๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ (๐๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐บ๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ด๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณโ๐ด ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ๐ฃ๐ฆ)?
First, and most importantly, do not attempt a show and tell session. Keep your hands in plain sight of the Deputy and do not touch your firearm. Once the Deputy finishes introducing themself, ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐โ๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐๐ถ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐๐ช๐ด๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ [deep breath] you should IMMEDIATELY let him/her know that you have a firearm in the vehicle and where it is located. At this point, the Deputy will likely ask to see your state issued carry permit in addition to your other documentation. The important thing is to be upfront and honest. As long as you are obeying the laws, as they pertain to carrying a firearm, there should be no problems at all. I meanโฆother than your $110 fine for your awesome โLarger than Lifeโ sticker
SCHOOL BUS CAMERA UPDATE โ Since implementing the system, 611 violations have been observed and cited. Do your part to keep that number from growing.
Until next week, slow down, pay attention, wear your seatbelt, and drive safely
HCSO Main Line โ 410.838.6600
Northern Precinct โ 410.692.7880
Southern Precinct โ 410.612.1717
HCSO Traffic Unit โ 443.409.3324
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