(Pikesville, MD) - Maryland law enforcement, together with the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention are issuing a warning, “Don’t Buy for the Other Guy”.
State law regulates the purchase of handguns in Maryland. ‘Buying for the other guy’ refers to what is called a straw purchase. A straw purchase is any sale of a regulated firearm where an individual uses another person to complete the application to purchase a regulated firearm, take initial possession of that firearm, and subsequently transfer that firearm to the individual. Regulated firearms include handguns and a variety of assault weapons.
The Maryland State Police, in cooperation with the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, the Baltimore Gun Tracing Task Force, the Baltimore City Police Department, the Baltimore County Police Department, the Firearms Interdiction Task Force, the Prince Georges County Police Department and the Prince Georges County Sheriff’s Department have initiated this statewide pro-active campaign to educate the general public in an effort to help law enforcement identify gun law offenders in Maryland. Firearm owners, dealers and the general public who suspect a straw purchase taking place are urged to contact police.
The slogan “Don’t Buy for the Other Guy” is being distributed statewide on brochures and posters to encourage the citizens of Maryland to report handgun law violators. In addition, a twenty-four hour toll free hotline, 1-888-637-7274, has been dedicated for the reporting of handgun offenders. This telephone number will be answered by personnel at the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center’s (MCAC) Watch Section and will be disseminated as appropriate to firearm investigators for further investigation.
Straw purchases are violations of federal regulations and Maryland law. Both the purchaser and the possessor can be charged. If found guilty of a straw purchase a violator may be fined up to $25,000 and/or imprisoned up to ten years. Maryland law enforcement asks if you are approached to make a straw purchase, don’t!
More information can be found at www.mdgunsafety.com/mspfaq.htm.
State law regulates the purchase of handguns in Maryland. ‘Buying for the other guy’ refers to what is called a straw purchase. A straw purchase is any sale of a regulated firearm where an individual uses another person to complete the application to purchase a regulated firearm, take initial possession of that firearm, and subsequently transfer that firearm to the individual. Regulated firearms include handguns and a variety of assault weapons.
The Maryland State Police, in cooperation with the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, the Baltimore Gun Tracing Task Force, the Baltimore City Police Department, the Baltimore County Police Department, the Firearms Interdiction Task Force, the Prince Georges County Police Department and the Prince Georges County Sheriff’s Department have initiated this statewide pro-active campaign to educate the general public in an effort to help law enforcement identify gun law offenders in Maryland. Firearm owners, dealers and the general public who suspect a straw purchase taking place are urged to contact police.
The slogan “Don’t Buy for the Other Guy” is being distributed statewide on brochures and posters to encourage the citizens of Maryland to report handgun law violators. In addition, a twenty-four hour toll free hotline, 1-888-637-7274, has been dedicated for the reporting of handgun offenders. This telephone number will be answered by personnel at the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center’s (MCAC) Watch Section and will be disseminated as appropriate to firearm investigators for further investigation.
Straw purchases are violations of federal regulations and Maryland law. Both the purchaser and the possessor can be charged. If found guilty of a straw purchase a violator may be fined up to $25,000 and/or imprisoned up to ten years. Maryland law enforcement asks if you are approached to make a straw purchase, don’t!
More information can be found at www.mdgunsafety.com/mspfaq.htm.
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