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:

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