PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 562

(iii) A false statement has been made.

(4)     The temporary transfer permit shall be placed in public view as part of
any display.

(5)     Any person who holds a valid [pistol and revolver] REGULATED
FIREARMS dealer's license issued under § 443 of this article is exempt from the
requirements of this subsection.

[(c)] (B) Any sale or transfer of a regulated firearm from a table or a fixed display
at a gun show shall be governed by the provisions of [§ 442] §§ 442, AND 442A, AND
442B of this article.

[(d)](C) Any person who, in any calendar year, displays a regulated firearm for
sale, trade, or transfer at more than five gun shows shall comply with § 443 of this article.

445. .

(a)     All restrictions imposed by the laws, ordinances or regulations of all
subordinate jurisdictions within the State of Maryland on possession or transfers by
private parties of [pistols and revolvers] REGULATED FIREARMS are superseded by this
section and the State of Maryland hereby preempts the right of such jurisdictions to
regulate the possession and transfer of [ pistols and revolvers] REGULATED FIREARMS.

(b)     A dealer or person may not sell, RENT, or transfer a [pistol or revolver]
REGULATED FIREARM to [a] ANY person whom he knows or has reasonable cause to
believe [has been convicted of a crime of violence, or of a violation of any of the
provisions of § 286, § 286A, or § 286C of this article, or any conspiracy to commit any
crimes established by those sections or of any of the provisions of this subtitle, or is a
fugitive from justice, or is a habitual drunkard, or is addicted to or a habitual user of
narcotics, barbiturates or amphetamines, or is of unsound mind, or to any person visibly
under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or to any person under 21 years of age as
required by federal law.]:

(1)     HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF:

(I) A CRIME OF VIOLENCE;

(II) ANY VIOLATION CLASSIFIED AS A FELONY IN THIS STATE OR
ANY CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ANY CRIMES ESTABLISHED BY THOSE SECTIONS;

(III) ANY VIOLATION CLASSIFIED AS A MISDEMEANOR IN THIS
STATE THAT CARRIES A STATUTORY PENALTY OF MORE THAN 2 YEARS; OR

(IV) ANY VIOLATION CLASSIFIED AS A COMMON LAW OFFENSE
WHERE THE PERSON RECEIVED A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OF MORE THAN 2
YEARS.

(2)     IS:

(I)      A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE;

(II)     A HABITUAL DRUNKARD;

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