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State Police licensing division reports about 200,000 active wear-and-carry permits and steady application volumes
Summary
Maryland State Police officials told the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 9 that the Licensing Division handles roughly 100,000 firearm-registration applications annually and maintains about 200,000 active wear-and-carry permits.
Annapolis — Maryland State Police officials told the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 9 that the Licensing Division is processing hundreds of thousands of firearm-related records and that active wear-and-carry permits have stabilized near 200,000.
Captain Andrew Rosignall, commander of the Licensing Division, told committee members the division processes three primary categories: firearms registrations (77R), applications to purchase/transfer a firearm, and the Handgun Qualification License (HQL). “We have approximately 36 sworn and 91 civilian personnel and counting,” Rosignall said, describing the division’s staffing.
Rosignall said the firearms-registration workload has remained relatively steady since 2020 at about 100,000 applications a year. The division reported roughly 200,000…
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