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Maryland allows the open carry of a handgun by a person with a permit to wear, carry or transport a handgun.1
The Secretary of State Police may limit the geographic area, circumstances, or times in which a handgun carry permit is effective in Maryland.2
Maryland does not prohibit the open carrying of long guns in public.
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