HB425 prohibits the possession of unserialized firearms, “ghost guns” or “privately made firearms”, and prohibits a person from purchasing, receiving, selling, offering to sell, or transferring an unfinished frame, receiver and custom made and unserialized firearms. This bans the possession of every unserialized firearm or unfinished frame or receiver by March 1, 2023.
The Maryland State Senate passed HB425 on March 31, 2022 by a vote of 34 to 12. We have assigned pluses to the nays because the fundamental right of the American people to keep and bear arms is protected by the U.S. Constitution, particularly in the 2nd, 9th, and 10th Amendments, and should not be infringed. Government tracking of firearms and serial numbers are not permitted in the Constitution and an individual has the right to bear the arms of their choosing.