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Maryland Handgun Laws & Updates
.​May 18, 2023 -
With Governor Moore's approval, The Maryland General Assembly has passed two bills that substantially burden Marylanders' right to armed self-defense in public. Starting October 1st, 2023, SB 1 bans public carry in most buildings by default unless a building's owner or agent provides express consent to carry inside. It also makes a host of places completely off-limits regardless of what the property owner says. HB 824 affects carry permits themselves by increasing permit fees, affecting background investigations, increasing the penalty for carrying a handgun without a permit, and imposing new disqualifiers on the possession of regulated firearms. Read more @ https://www.marylandshallissue.org/jmain/legislation-tracker/342-changes-carry-md
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March 9, 2023 -
Maryland’s Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that would prohibit a person from knowingly carrying a firearm at more public places or onto someone else’s property without the property owner’s express permission. - Maryland Matters
Washington, D.C. Handgun Laws & Updates
Prohibited Places to Carry a Concealed Firearm
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Shall not carry a pistol while consuming alcohol or while impaired.
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A building or office occupied by the District of Columbia or its agencies.
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The building and grounds, including any adjacent parking lot of a childcare facility, preschool, elementary or secondary school, or a public or private college or university.
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A hospital or an office where medical or mental health services are the primary services provided.
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A penal institution, secure juvenile residential facility, or halfway house.
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A polling place while voting is occurring.
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A public transportation vehicle, including the Metrorail transit system and its stations.
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Any premises where alcohol is served, sold and consumed on the premises (pursuant to license issued under Title 25 of D.C. Code)
Utah Handgun Laws & Updates
Effective 7/1/2023
76-10-508.1. Felony discharge of a firearm -- Penalties.
(1)Except as provided under Subsection (2) or (3), an individual who discharges a firearm is guilty of a third degree felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of not less than three years nor more than five years if:
(a)the actor discharges a firearm in the direction of one or more individuals, knowing or having reason to believe that any individual may be endangered by the discharge of the firearm;
(b)the actor, with intent to intimidate or harass another or with intent to damage a habitable structure as defined in Section 76-6-101, discharges a firearm in the direction of any individual or habitable structure; or
(c)the actor, with intent to intimidate or harass another, discharges a firearm in the direction of any vehicle.
