Maryland prohibits the knowing transportation of a handgun, whether openly or concealed, on or about the person or in a vehicle traveling on a state highway, waterway, airway, or road or parking lot generally used by the public.¹ Exceptions to these provisions include transporting a handgun to or from:

• A place of purchase or repair;

• A residence and business; or

• An organized military activity, formal or informal target practice, sport shooting event, or hunting.²

Under these exceptions, the handgun must be unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or holster.³ Persons with a permit to wear, carry, or transport the handgun are exempt.⁴

Maryland prohibits the possession of a loaded handgun or shotgun, or a rifle containing any ammunition in the magazine or chamber, in or on an automobile or other vehicle.⁵

Maryland also prohibits any person from boarding, attempting to board, or being aboard a commercial aircraft with a firearm, whether openly carried or concealed.⁶

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1. Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 4-203(a)(1).[↩]
2. Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 4-203(b)(3), (4).[↩]
3. Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 4-203(b)(3).[↩]
4. Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 4-203(b)(2).[↩]
5. Md. Code Ann., Nat. Res. § 10-410(c)(1).[↩]
6. Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 5-1008.[↩]