Handguns - Wear, Carry, and Transport Laws - Handbook Publication

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Handguns - Wear, Carry, and Transport Laws - Handbook Publication

Requiring, by October 1, 2026, and each October 1 thereafter, the Office of the Attorney General to publish a handbook summarizing State law, federal law, and case law related to wearing, carrying, and transporting a handgun in public in Maryland; and requiring the handbook to be drafted in plain language so it can be easily understood without special knowledge of relevant law and in a format that can be easily used to teach certain required firearms courses.

What This Bill Does

• Requiring, by October 1, 2026, and each October 1 thereafter, the Office of the Attorney General to publish a handbook summarizing State law, federal law, and case law related to wearing, carrying, and transporting a handgun in public in Maryland; and requiring the handbook to be drafted in plain language so it can be easily understood without special knowledge of relevant law and in a format that can be easily used to teach certain required firearms courses.

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Official Summary Text

Requiring, by October 1, 2026, and each October 1 thereafter, the Office of the Attorney General to publish a handbook summarizing State law, federal law, and case law related to wearing, carrying, and transporting a handgun in public in Maryland; and requiring the handbook to be drafted in plain language so it can be easily understood without special knowledge of relevant law and in a format that can be easily used to teach certain required firearms courses.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 303
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By: Delegate Grammer
Introduced and read first time: January 15, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Handguns – Wear, Carry, and Transport Laws – Handbook Publication 2

FOR the purpose of requiring the Office of the Attorney General to publish a handbook 3
summarizing certain laws and court cases ; requiring a certain handbook to be 4
drafted in a certain way; and generally relating to the publication of a handbook of 5
the laws relating to the wearing, carrying, and transporting of handguns. 6

BY adding to 7
Article – Public Safety 8
Section 5–306(a–3) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13

Article – Public Safety 14

5–306. 15

(A–3) (1) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 16
THEREAFTER, THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PUBLISH A 17
HANDBOOK SUMMARIZING ALL STATE LAWS, FEDERAL LAWS, AND CASE LAW THAT 18
ARE APPLICABLE TO THE WEARING, CARRYING, AND TRANSPORTING OF A HANDGUN 19
IN PUBLIC IN THE STATE. 20

(2) THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL DRAFT T HE 21
HANDBOOK: 22

2 HOUSE BILL 303

(I) IN PLAIN LANGUAGE TH AT CAN BE EASILY UND ERSTOOD 1
WITHOUT ANY SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE APPLICABLE STATE LAWS, FEDERAL 2
LAWS, OR CASE LAW; AND 3

(II) IN A FORMAT THAT CAN BE EASILY USED TO TEACH A 4
FIREARM SAFETY COURSE REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION. 5

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 6
1, 2026. 7