42                                Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 13

(c) Exceptions.

(1)  Nothing in this section shall prevent the wearing, carrying,
or transporting of a handgun by (i) law enforcement personnel of
the United States, or of this State, or of any county or city of this
State, (ii) members of the armed forces of the United States or of
the National Guard while on duty or traveling to or from duty; or
(iii) law enforcement personnel of some other state or subdivision
thereof temporarily in this State on official business; (iv) any jailer,
prison guard, warden, or guard or keeper at any penal, correctional
or detention institution in this State; OR (V) SHERIFFS AND
TEMPORARY OR FULL-TIME SHERIFFS' DEPUTIES, AS TO
ALL OF WHOM THIS EXCEPTION SHALL APPLY ONLY
WHEN THEY ARE ON ACTIVE ASSIGNMENT ENGAGED IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT; provided, that any such person mentioned
in this paragraph is duly authorized at the time and under the cir-
cumstances he is wearing, carrying, or transporting the weapon
to wear, carry, or transport such weapon as part of his official
equipment;

(2)  Nothing in this section shall prevent the wearing, carrying, or
transporting of a handgun by any person to whom a permit to wear,
carry, or transport any such weapon has been issued under Section
36E of this article.

(3)  Nothing in this section shall prevent any person from carry-
ing a handgun on his person or in any vehicle while transporting the
same to or from the place of legal purchase or sale, OR BETWEEN
BONA FIDE RESIDENCES OF THE INDIVIDUAL, OR BE-
TWEEN HIS BONA FIDE RESIDENCE AND HIS PLACE OF
BUSINESS, OR BETWEEN HIS BONA FIDE RESIDENCE AND
HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS, IF THE BUSINESS IS OPERATED
AND SUBSTANTIALLY OWNED BY THE INDIVIDUAL, or to
or from any bona fide repair shop. Nothing in this section shall pre-
vent any person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun
normally used in connection with a target shoot, FORMAL OR
INFORMAL target practice, sport shooting event, hunt, OR TRAP,
HUNTING, TRAPPING, DOG OBEDIENCE TRAINING CLASS
OR SHOW or any organized civic or military activity while engaged
in, on the way to, or returning from any such activity. However,
while travelling to or from any such place or event referred to in
this paragraph, the handgun shall be unloaded and carried in an
enclosed case or enclosed holster.

(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent a person from having in
his presence any handgun within the confines of any dwelling, busi-
ness establishment, or real estate owned or leased by him.

(4) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT A PER-
SON FROM WEARING, CARRYING, OR TRANSPORTING A
HANDGUN WITHIN THE CONFINES OF REAL ESTATE
OWNED OR LEASED BY HIM OR UPON WHICH HE RESIDES
OR WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A BUSINESS ESTABLISH-
MENT OWNED OR LEASED BY HIM. NOTHING IN THIS SEC-
TION SHALL PREVENT A SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEE FROM
WEARING, CARRYING, OR TRANSPORTING A HANDGUN
WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT
IN WHICH HE IS EMPLOYED DURING SUCH TIME AS HE