The gun application process is going digital, a new requirement borne out of Maryland's sweeping gun legislation it passed in 2013. The state police ... have a handgun qualification license ...

Maryland State Police will continue enforcing the state's handgun law for now, despite a federal appeals court ruling that the licensing requirement is unconstitutional. "At this time, the HQL law ...

WASHINGTON — Beginning next month, Maryland residents can apply to purchase handguns and other regulated firearms online instead of filling out paper forms ... application fee. Maryland State ...

In an advisory notice, the Maryland State Police’s (MSP) licensing division stated it will continue enforcing the handgun qualification license, or HQL, law until the federal court issues a mandate.

The Maryland Appellate Court found that state police were correct to deny a ... conviction was in place at the time he submitted his HQL application,” Berger wrote. The judges agreed that ...

Purchasing, renting or transferring a regulated firearm in Maryland is predicated on the completion of the MSP Form 77R application, which, prior to Jan. 1, was required to be filled out by hand.