Section 5-130 - Gun shows.
§ 5-130. Gun shows.
(a) "Gun show" defined.- In this section, "gun show" means any organized gathering open to the public at which any firearm is displayed.
(b) Scope of section.- Subsections (c) through (h) of this section do not apply to a licensee.
(c) Temporary transfer permit required.- A person must obtain a temporary transfer permit issued by the Secretary before the person displays a regulated firearm for sale or transfer from a table or fixed display at a gun show.
(d) Application for temporary transfer permit.-
(1) An applicant for a temporary transfer permit shall:
(i) submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides; and
(ii) pay to the Secretary a fee of $10 for each calendar year.
(2) Each additional temporary transfer permit during the same calendar year shall be issued without charge.
(e) Required information.- The application for a temporary transfer permit shall contain any information that is necessary for the Secretary to conduct a computer background investigation.
(f) Required warning.- Each application for a temporary transfer permit shall contain the following statement: "Any false information supplied or statement made in this application is a crime which may be punished by imprisonment for a period of not more than 3 years or a fine not more than $5,000 or both.".
(g) Investigation of application; grounds for disapproval.-
(1) The Secretary shall conduct an investigation to determine the truth or falsity of the information supplied and the statements made in the application for a temporary transfer permit.
(2) If there is no reason to disapprove the application for a temporary transfer permit, the Secretary shall issue the permit within 7 days after the date of application.
(3) The Secretary shall disapprove an application for a temporary transfer permit if the Secretary determines that:
(i) the applicant supplied false information or made a false statement; or
(ii) the application is not properly completed.
(4) If the Secretary disapproves an application for a temporary transfer permit, the Secretary shall notify the applicant in writing of the disapproval.
(h) Label and display.-
(1) A temporary transfer permit shall be clearly labeled "temporary" and shall include the statement: "This is not a license to engage in the business of selling firearms.".
(2) The temporary transfer permit shall be placed in public view as part of any display of a regulated firearm.
(i) Five permit limit.-
(1) A person may not receive more than five temporary transfer permits during a single calendar year.
(2) To display a regulated firearm for sale, trade, or transfer at more than five gun shows in a calendar year, a person shall obtain a dealer's license under this subtitle.
(j) Sale or transfer of regulated firearm.- A sale or transfer of a regulated firearm from a table or fixed display at a gun show is governed by §§ 5-103, 5-104, 5-117 through 5-129, and 5-136 of this subtitle.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, §§ 441(k), 443A; 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]