Maybe the issue is not Salisbury, its the politicians. I just got a concealed permit for five years which was $55.00. I got it so I would be grandfathered in in case Obama does something stupid. I did not need it. Why does mAryland make it so hard for innocent people to keep safe and allow criminals back on the street?
This is good reading but no one will ever admit it.
Maryland State Police
Licensing Division
1) APPLICATION FOR AN ORIGINAL HANDGUN PERMIT:
ATTENTION: SUBMISSION OF THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT PERMIT YOU TO WEAR, CARRY OR TRANSPORT A HANDGUN. BEFORE YOU MAY CARRY A HANDGUN, YOU MUST POSSESS A VALID HANDGUN PERMIT AND KEEP IT ON YOUR PERSON WHILE CARRYING A HANDGUN.
[ ] One (1) completed application, having pages 7and 13 notarized.
[ ] Two (2) 1½ ” x 1½ ” head and shoulder passport type photographs with a white background, full face, no hat, no dark glasses. Photographs must have been taken within the preceding 30 days. Computer generated photographs are acceptable.
[ ] One (1) set of fingerprint cards using one CJIS fingerprint card and one FBI card bearing ORI-MDMSP6000 which can be obtained at any MSP barrack.
[ ] Fees Required: Handgun Permit - Original $112.25 ($75 fee + $37.25background check) Subsequent $69.25 ($50 fee + $19.25 background check) Retired Police $37.25 (background check) (Please pay our permits because we need money) even though we probably will deny your request!
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED PER HANDGUN PERMIT CATEGORY:
a) Owner or Employee of a Business: Submit photocopies of the Traders License or Business License, and if the purpose of the permit is for:
(i) Making deposits: Photocopies of six (6) random deposit slips for the business showing the deposits within a year of the application submission date or a letter from the bank attesting that your business has a monetary flow.
(ii) Cash Flow: Photocopies of Ten (10) receipts showing purchases for supplies and/or payments received for services.
(iii) Requesting a permit for one of your employees, or if you are an employee and you have permission from your employer to obtain a permit: A letter from your employer on the business stationery, explaining in detail why you need to carry a gun as part of your duties.
b) Professional Activities: Doctors, Pharmacies, etc., Must show evidence of legitimacy of business activity and valid certification or license.
c) Correctional Officers: Must submit verification of employment and documentation of threats and assaults.
d) Former Police Officer: If you have resigned or retired, you must show evidence of your tenure in law enforcement, such as a letter from your Agency.
e) Private Detective/Security Guard/Special Police & Railroad Police Commissions: All applicants who are employed as Private Detectives, Security Guards, Special Police, and Railroad Police, must submit a certification of qualification with a
handgun from a Maryland State Police Certified Handgun Instructor on an MSP form. A copy of the form letter supporting “good and substantial reasons,” ownership of weapon, and location where the weapon will be maintained, is also required.
(This form can be obtained from your employer).
f) Personal Protection: There must be documented evidence of recent threats, robberies, and/or assaults, supported by official police reports or notarized statements from witnesses.
VIOLENT CRIME RATES - GUN CONTROL - THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE
NH - a state where people can still pretty much “live Free”! No seat belt law, no mandatory auto insurance law (if you get pulled over, the officer will ask “license and registration”), no helmet law, no income tax, no sales tax. NH has a part time state legislature; and the legislators get paid a $200 stipend for a two-year term.
As for firearms, we have no “assualt weapons” ban, no “high cpacity magazine” ban, no need for a state card or permit to purchase a firearm (re: NJ Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and the Permit to Purchase a Handgun), open carry of handguns is legal, and NH has a “shall issue” concealed carry permit (you fill out a one page, one sided form, a background check is run, and then you pay $10.00 for a 4 year permit).
And yet, even with all this "freedom", New Hampshire consistantly ranks in the top 5 states with the LOWEST violent crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants (in 2007 NH was 3rd @137.3 - Maine was 1st @ 118.0 - and Vermont was 2nd @ 124.3). North and South Dakota rounded out the top 5 lowest (North Dakota 4th @ 142.4 - South Dakota 5th @ 169.2).
NH's violent crime rate per 100,000 actually went down (1.4) from 2006 to 2007 (2006 @ 138.7 - 2007 @137.3). Vermont had an even bigger drop (9.3) in 2007 (2006 @ 136.6 - 2007 @124.3). Vermont, that's the state that requires NO PERMIT whatsoever to carry a concealed handgun.
Of course, the place in the United States with the HIGHEST violent crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants in 2007 is: Washington DC @ 1,414.3. That is almost TWICE the total of the 2nd Highest violent crime rate, South Carolina @ 788.3. Tennessee came in 3rd @ 753.3, Nevada 4th @ 750.6, Louisiana 5th @ 729.5, and Florida 6th @ 722.6. (No other state scored above 700 per 100,000).
(see: 2007 FBI Report: Crime in the United States - by Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2006-2007 {Violent Crime}
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2007/data/table_04.html ).
The US Department of Justice (BATFE) publishes the “State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms: 2007 / 28th Edition”: a publication that lists each of the 50 State's gun laws and statues, listed state by state.
Vermont 's gun laws and statues take up a little over 1 Page (449 + 1/4 of 450), while New Hampshire's takes up almost 3 Pages (283, 284, + 2/3 of 285). Remember, they have the 2nd and 3rd LOWEST violent crime rates in the US (Vermont @ 124.3 + NH @137.3).
In contrast, California's gun laws and statues takes up 68 Pages (20 to 88), while New York's takes up 28 Pages (305 to 332). Just how did those pages and pages of gun laws affect the violent crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants in New York and California in 2007? Well, New York had a rate of 414.1 per 100,000, while California came in at 522.6 per 100,000.
Hey, California; whats going on? You have at least 65 pages more of "gun laws and statues" over and above that of Vermont and NH, and yet you have FOUR TIMES the Violent Crime rate! Going by the gun banners logic, with all those extra gun control laws to protect you, your violent crime rate should be at least 65 times LOWER than that of Vermont and NH, no?
Well, the numbers don't lie! And they shatter the MYTH that the More Gun Control Laws we enact, the safer we will be!
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It is truly a shame that most people these days don't or won't give a rats arse about the facts.
ReplyDeleteThey have been brainwashed by the guilt ridden white socialists into thinking that the law abiding citizen should be disarmed.
There is a reason they don't like an armed society.
They want it to be smooth sailing when the come and take your stuff.
Prove me wrong...anybody???
Your better off not letting the government know you have weapon. My friend finally registered his hand gun and was promptly robbed the only thing they took was the gun from the house. As for me I'll stick with cheap guns and a pair of gloves .
ReplyDeleteJoe, is you carrying concealed from the state of Delaware? Can you carry anywhere out side of Delaware? I read in the Guide all the time of people applying to carry concealed. I wonder if Delaware's crime rate will go down like NH and Vermont. I would carry concealed, because I am afraid to go to many places in Salisbury. The idiot who tried to rob me would be missing a knee cap. Don't worry he won't be diasbled and live off of society. Doctors replace knees all the time. My ex-husband taught me how to clean, maintain and shoot a handgun. I am a little rusty and just need some target place.
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ReplyDeleteamen to that!
Grandfathered? Very very little grandfathering is done so don't count on it in most situations.
ReplyDeletef) Personal Protection: There must be documented evidence of recent threats, robberies, and/or assaults, supported by
ReplyDeleteofficial police reports or notarized statements from witnesses.
That right there is how they can deny pretty much all apps for CC. Although just living in Salisbury threats, robberies, and/or assaults is a daily occurrence.
Yet if go to the MD State Police site where this is posted, read past the gun permits/laws about body armor laws it actually makes sense.
4) APPLICATION FOR BULLETPROOF BODY ARMOR:
Maryland law mandates that all persons with a prior CONVICTION for a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime are
prohibited from using, possessing, or purchasing bulletproof body armor without a permit issued by the Secretary of the
Maryland State Police.
NOTE: A permit to use, possess, or purchase bulletproof body armor is not required for persons not convicted of a
crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime.
If guns laws actually targeted criminals instead of citizens they might work. A law abiding citizen should not need a permit to carry a gun, a criminal should (if even allowed at all).
This was a very good post and this issue needs to continue to be brought up.
If the CC laws could be changed in MD, crime would drop dramatically...lots of people would get shot but that is already happening, and right now it's the bad guys doing the shooting.
Actually, the Constitution puts the people's rights above State law, and State law above Federal law. That gives me 2nd amendment rights no matter who does or doesn't give me "permission" to carry;)
ReplyDeletewhen the libs make it illegal to own a firearm then only the criminals will be carrying them. then where will we be?
ReplyDeleteI thought you all would like this but as you see media will not cover it because the government does control the media.
ReplyDeleteIt's people like Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy and so on so on, who have never had to worry because they had or have security around them 24/7 who make these stupid laws. The law makers have protection out the ying yang.
Government has taken everyone rights away not protect them anymore, but people are trapped by these idiots and not enough votes in the world will get rid of them. I say that poloticians should NOT be able to have protection, they should not be able to receive any money for support in running for a race. Maybe we would get someone honest then.
Youll never see that law, I bet Jimmy Carter would not walk down town bronx with no protection in the midldle of the night.