# Division 6. Weapons

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Division 6. Weapons

### Sec. 14-140. Loaded weapons prohibited; exceptions

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-140 (2026)

(a) Prohibited. No person shall discharge or have in their possession, while loaded, any firearm, rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol, air gun, air rifle, or any similar mechanism known by whatever name, which is designed to expel a projectile through a gun barrel by the action of any explosive, gas, compressed air, spring or elastic, within one thousand feet (1,000') of any home or residence, other than their own, or any school or school grounds (private or public), church or church grounds, places of public assembly, public parks and playgrounds within the County, whether the weapon is loaded with blank or live cartridges or projectiles of any kind.

(b) Exceptions. This Section shall not prohibit the owner or tenant of any land from discharging such described weapons on their land for the purpose of the protection of their own property or the life of themself or their family, or killing predatory animals which prey upon, damage or destroy their property, livestock or crops.

### Sec. 14-141. Transfer of weapon to minor prohibited; penalty

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-141 (2026)

(a) No person shall give, sell, rent, lend or otherwise transfer any gun or weapon described in Section 14-140 or additive manufacturing technology, designed to use, create, or manufacture an untraceable firearm, explosive ammunition or any projectile therefor, within the County to a minor under the age of seventeen (17) years, except where the relationship of parent and child, guardian and ward or adult instructor and pupil exists between such person and the minor.

(b) "Additive manufacturing" in Subsection (a) refers to a computer-controlled process that creates three dimensional objects from a digital file by depositing materials one layer at a time, also known as 3-D printing.

(c) "Untraceable firearm" in Subsection (a), commonly referred to as a "ghost gun", has the meaning stated in Section 5-701(h) of the Public Safety Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

(d) Any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by the maximum fine permitted under State law; or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months; or both.

### Sec. 14-141.01. Handgun sales or transfers; child safety handgun lock required; notice

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-141.01 (2026)

(a) For purposes of this Section, "child safety handgun lock" means a device that, when locked in place by means of a key, prevents a potential user from pulling the trigger of a handgun without first removing the lock by use of a key.

(b) No licensed firearm dealer shall sell, lease, or otherwise transfer a handgun without also selling or otherwise providing with each handgun a child safety handgun lock or similar device designed to prevent the handgun from being fired by an unauthorized user.

(c) Every licensed firearm dealer permitted by law to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer a firearm shall post conspicuously within the premises where such transactions take place a notice of the requirement of Subsection (a), above, and the requirements of Section 36K of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland regarding keeping guns out of the reach of children.

(d) Any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.

### Sec. 14-141.02. Firearms, ammunition, and suicide prevention literature

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-141.02 (2026)

(a) The Department of Health and Human Services shall prepare and distribute to each gun shop and firearm retailer, or any bona fide rifle, pistol, or skeet shooting range as defined by Section 27-500 of the Zoning Ordinance and regulated pursuant to Subtitle 27 of the Prince George's County Code, in the County, literature regarding:

  (1) gun and firearm safety,

  (2) gun and firearm training,

  (3) suicide prevention,

  (4) mental health, and

  (5) conflict resolution.

(b) Every licensed firearm dealer or shooting range permitted by law to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer a firearm shall:

  (1) post conspicuously within the premises where such transactions take place the literature described in Subsection (a) above; and

  (2) distribute the same to all individuals that purchase a firearm or ammunition.

### Sec. 14-141.03. Penalties

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-141.03 (2026)

(a) Violation of the provisions in this Section is considered a civil violation and subject to a civil fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(b) Each day a licensed firearm dealer fails to display or each sale they fail distribute literature of this Section is considered a separate and distinct violation subject to an independent fine.

### Sec. 14-142. Discharge of firearms; permit; exceptions; penalty

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-142 (2026)

(a) No person shall practice shooting at any mark, board, sign, tree, bank, or other object with any gun, rifle, cannon, mortar, pistol, or other firearm within the limits of this County, whether on land or water, for military drill, amusement, or skill, without:

  (1) Obtaining in writing the consent to so use any such firearms of all owners, tenants, or occupants of real estate residing within the carrying capacity of such firearms.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge any firearm defined in Subsection (a) wherein the projectile or projectiles traverse the property of another without obtaining the consent of the owner, tenant, or occupant of the subject property.

(c) This Section shall not apply to the firing or discharge of any firearm defined in Subsection (a):

  (1) By the United States Government, where such practice is conducted under the established rule or regulation of the United States Department of Defense or any of its agencies;

  (2) By any law enforcement officer in the performance of official duty;

  (3) On a bona fide rifle, pistol, or shotgun range regulated pursuant to Subtitle 27 of the Prince George's County Code and Section 36(H)(d) of Article 27 of the Maryland Annotated Code;

  (4) In the defense of a person's life; and

  (5) By licensed hunters lawfully hunting in season as authorized pursuant to the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Maryland.

(d) For purposes of Subsections 14-142(c)(3) and 14-142(c)(5), nothing in this Section shall authorize any person to fire or discharge any firearm defined in Subsection (a) wherein the projectile or projectiles traverse the property of another without obtaining the consent of the owner, tenant, or occupant of the subject property.

(e) It shall be unlawful for any person to organize an event consisting of one or more person(s) for the purposes set forth in Subsection (a), unless such person(s) has complied with the requirements of Subsection (a).

(f) It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant, or occupant of property to knowingly consent to the firing or discharge of any firearm defined in Subsection (a) by any person(s) on such property, unless such person(s) has complied with the requirements of Subsection (a).

(g) Violation of the provisions of this Section is a misdemeanor and is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment, not to exceed six (6) months, or both.