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Petition Submission Information

NEW CHANGES TO THE MARYLAND HANDGUN ROSTER EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021

Click the following link for more details: LD-FRU-21-002.pdfLD-FRU-21-002.pdf


Petitions & samples should be mailed or delivered to:​


Maryland State Police
Handgun Roster Board
1201 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, MD 21208

Petition ​Form: Handgun Roster Petition.pdf

If you are hand delivering petitions and/or samples, you MUST call in advance:  (410) 653-4247.​

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Agenda For March 6, 2024 Meeting


The agenda for the next meeting will be posted here as soon as that date is closed for petition submissions

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Meeting & Petition Submission Schedule

Proposed Meeting and Petition Submission Closing Dates

​​​Proposed Meeting Date​
Petition Submission Closing Date​
03-06​-2024
02-14​-2024
06-05-202405-15-2024
​09-04-2024
08-14-2024
​12-04-2024
​​11-13-2024


Unless posted to the contrary, Handgun Roster Board meetings will be held at 11:00 AM at the following location:

Forensic Science Division​
221 Milford Mill Road
Pikesville, MD 21208

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​The Maryland Handgun Roster

The Maryland Handgun Roster is established under Public Safety Article 5. Sections 404-405 define membership and functions of the Roster Review Board. Section 406, given below, explains the Handgun Roster itself.                                    

§5–406. 
(a)    (1)   Except as provided in § 5-402 of this subtitle, a person may not manufacture for distribution or sale a handgun that is not included on the handgun roster in the State.
         (2)   A person may not sell or offer for sale in the State a handgun manufactured after January 1, 1985, that is not included on the handgun roster.
         (3)   A person may not manufacture, sell, or offer for sale a handgun on which the manufacturer’s identification mark or number is obliterated, removed, changed, or otherwise altered.
(b)   The Secretary may seek an order from a circuit court to permanently or temporarily enjoin the willful and continuous manufacture, sale, or offer for sale, in violation of this section, of                                a handgun that is not included on the handgun roster.
(c)     (1)   A person who manufactures a handgun for distribution or sale in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000                                        for each violation.
          (2)   A person who sells or offers to sell a handgun in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500 for each violation.
          (3)   For purposes of this subsection, each handgun manufactured, sold, or offered for sale in violation of this subsection is a separate violation. ​

    Staff: Rachel Rosenberg (410) 653-4247; e-mail: rachel.rosenberg@maryland.gov
    Chair: Maj. Andy Johnson, designee of Secretary of State Police

    Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
    Robert Bajefsky, Esq.; Ira M. Click; P. Michael Errico; My Harrison; Jonathan W. Maurath; Carl W. Roy II, Esq.; Michael A. Spaulding; three vacancies. Terms expire 2024.


The Maryland Handgun Roster may be accessed via the MDSP Licensing Portal.  





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