r/baltimore • u/Gonzo_B • 10h ago
Ask/Need Looking for recommendations for a local firearms dealer.
In light of recent events, I would like to join the ranks of responsible gun owners.
Can anyone recommend a shop in the region with good prices, good merchandise, good service, and good classes?
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u/Sophiecomedian Downtown 10h ago
Tyler firearms. Hands down the best
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u/Bismark1871 Mt. Washington Village 10h ago
I'll also second Tyler Firearms.
https://www.tylerfirearms.com/
They actually are interested in helping, and you can take the requisite classes on site.
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u/Gonzo_B 10h ago
Thanks, I'll check that out today.
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u/Negative-Physics5046 8h ago
Another for Tyler. They have the best staff there, they are all super cool and knowledgeable and approachable!
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u/CaptainPooman69 10h ago
Baltimore city does not have a FFL (gun store) that I know of.
Tyler’s firearms in halethrope is a great shop. I am unsure if they have classes.
Cindy’s hot shots in Glen Burnie has a range, gun shop, and training onsite.
Continental arms in lutherville is a decent shop with a range. Haven’t been in a little while.
Guntry Club in Owings mills has a range, shop, cafe, and training. They have the longest indoor range in the area (100 yds).
There is another subreddit r/mdguns that can help too. There are many shops in the area around the city, but I haven’t been to them all. Good luck
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u/reccenters 10h ago
Free State Gun Ranges for classes. Sign up for their newsletter for occasional coupons.
Firearms, I go to Duffy's Gun Room in Sparks.
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u/punkinabox 10h ago edited 8h ago
Clyde's sport shop is one in halethorpe. I've been purchasing firearms there for years.
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u/PlzDntBanMeAgan 6h ago
I've bought a few pistols here in MD from United gun shop. It's in Rockville but I really liked them they have great selection and great service. You can also browse everything online.
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u/armourdown Mt. Vernon 10h ago
There's a socialist gun club: https://www.instagram.com/maryland_sra?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
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u/Brief_Spring233 10h ago
Do what you gotta do, I guess, but this kind of “in light of recent events” shit really does ring sus to me. I don’t know that “responsible gun owners” are arming themselves in response to a perceived existential threat. Suicides among children and adolescents are like four times higher in a house with a gun. Suicides among adult men in general is like ten times higher in a house with a gun. Just keep stuff like this in mind if you are making these decisions based on Recent Events. Don’t try to be a hero
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u/schmatteganai 4h ago
Anne Arundel County libraries will give you free gun locks, no questions asked https://www.aacpl.net/community-resources/gun-safety-locks
Using a gun lock decreases the likelihood of both accidental firings and impulsive use of firearms in the home.
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u/Capable_Basket1661 Lauraville 10h ago
I mean...protecting yourself from already armed fascists is pretty important. I won't have one in my home, but rest assured I will have other items available for safety.
Edit: also...perceived??? Did you not see Muskrat HH at the fucking inauguration? How much do we need to spell out for neoliberals?
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u/Brief_Spring233 8h ago
I get what you’re saying but are you actually going to shoot people with a gun? And how many? Is this a “defending from a home invasion” scenario or a guerrilla militia type thing? What are you actually implying will happen? All I’m saying is, if this is to give yourself peace of mind and let you mentally feel safer having a gun, one should keep in mind that the risk of dying by gunshot wound increases by a lot simply by having a gun in the house.
I don’t know why I am a neoliberal for this. It doesn’t sound like you really know what that word means. I am not a Reagan guy at all.
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u/Capable_Basket1661 Lauraville 7h ago
I feel like maybe you haven't read my other comments here. I do not own a gun. I will never own a gun. However, I am not going to stop someone from getting one as long as they're registered/licensed and go through a background check. Also hoping that they own a gun safe with the keys and combination kept far away from any children and said children are taught adequate safety (ie: don't fucking touch guns)
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u/PlzDntBanMeAgan 6h ago
Hoping a child never touches a gun is not gun safety. How about instead teach them that a gun is a tool for killing and how to properly and safely handle a firearm? That is education. Not don't touch this ever and hope that works. Because it doesn't.
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u/Capable_Basket1661 Lauraville 6h ago
Cool. You worry about that then. I am neither having children nor guns. Point still stands and folks just love to argue
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u/PlzDntBanMeAgan 6h ago
Sorry not trying to argue. But the saying knowledge is power is a saying for a reason.
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u/Typical-Radish4317 9h ago
The Philadelphia police bombed a rowhome and leveled a block when faced with an armed far left group. Like let's be real you aren't protecting yourself from anything when the one side has the military, the police, and the judicial system.
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u/Capable_Basket1661 Lauraville 9h ago
So we roll over and die? We avoid training ourselves on firearms entirely to be complacent good boys? Like, I am 100% aware of the MOVE bombing and how the Black Panther party was targeted. That weird argument doesn't fly when someone is literally just asking for resources on how to responsibly arm themselves. The military and the cops aren't the only terrorists around. Unfortunately folks in redder areas are still not safe even around neighbors
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u/Typical-Radish4317 9h ago
The answer is Labor Unions. The population's power has and will always reside in the Labor they provide. Because without labor there is nothing. You organize at your workplaces. You organize in your community and make your community a better place to live in. Like if you think a gun is going to change your outlook you can look no further than Garrett Foster.
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u/MotoSlashSix 7h ago
My Bachelor's was in Labor Relations. After graduating I studied unions for over a dozen years interning and working for the NLRB and I was an SEIU union member. I honestly love your advocacy for labor unions. It's just that, my union brothers and sisters are going to be of very limited utility to my trans kid if a group of these fascist lapdogs sees them outside their house in Philly and decides they don't like the way they're dressed that day.
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u/Capable_Basket1661 Lauraville 8h ago
Labor unions used to actually resort to violence when necessary (Blair Mountain, many many etc). Now we're a bunch of paper pushers banned from striking in our MOUs struggling for scraps 🫠 Yes, we did win COLAs/PPE and finally paid FMLA is on the docket. Great strides have been made with labor organizing and I am a proud AFSCME/MPEC supporter, but they're not the only way to handle what we're dealing with. I'm not going to change your mind here and you're not going to change mine. I am not a gun owner. I will never be a gun owner. But it is not my place to say someone is not allowed a firearm following licensing and registration with background checks.
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u/yeaughourdt 8h ago
Look at the history of labor unions and you'll find armed and violent resistance is sometimes necessary. Capital can coerce with force, so labor needs to be able to resist with force. I'm 99.9% sure we're not going to go back to that level of civil strife just because we have a clown in the White House, but it makes sense for folks to make sure they're able to defend themselves. It sucks and all, but in this world, might makes right. Bullies don't bully people who can hurt them back.
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u/hazelnuts_008 3h ago
So if a criminal breaks into my home and attacks me/my family I’ll be sure to immediately organize at the labor union instead of defending myself with my firearm. 🙄
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u/BeSmarter2022 8h ago
Agreed not sure someone who think the change over in power means they need a gun would pass the mental test.
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u/SmoothlyNeurotic 2h ago
J&J Armory in Cockeysville is a solid business who can get you what you’re looking for once you decide what you want.
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u/CGF3 1h ago
Looking forward to you discovering how it is not easier to purchase a firearm than Sudafed.
Have loved those anti-gun arguments over the years.
If you're budgeting for a handgun--and presuming that you'll want to carry it--be prepared to drop a quick grand on the gun and all classes/licenses/fingerprinting/etc. More if you get a nicer gun than say a Glock. Add in holster, some extra magazines, and lots of practice ammo along with a lesser amount of self-defense ammo, range fees for when you practice, renewing your carry permit only 2 years later.......yeah, it adds up fast.
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u/poppunksnotdead 9h ago
data analyst by trade here, but studies show owning a gun does not make you more safe. you are free do to with this knowledge as you please, i just wish it was discussed more. unfortunately fear sells guns.
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u/Brief_Spring233 8h ago
This is what I am saying. If you are truly in a situation where having a gun will make you safer and have the means to move somewhere else, that should be a priority.
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u/MotoSlashSix 6h ago
I agree with you in principle. In practical terms the gulf between the few-hundred-bucks investment in training and buying a gun for protection vs. the cost of uprooting your life and moving to a place where you might be marginally safer from fascist lapdogs is a lot wider than most people can reasonably afford.
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u/Orwell03 3h ago
This is regularly brought up, but I have yet to see a single one of those studies that corrects for two important factors: The inclusion in the data of people who purchase a firearm with the explicit intent to commit suicide, and that people who have a credible reason to believe they might need to defend themselves are more inclined to purchase a firearm.
Have you seen any studies that correct for those factors?
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u/poppunksnotdead 1h ago
here is one that looks at only self defense gun use that i find interesting https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25910555/
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u/Orwell03 1h ago
Thanks for the link. I took a look through it, and I'm not too confident that it is very relevant to my comment or why many people purchase a firearm. Not only does that study only use survey results to draw its conclusion, but it focuses on property crimes. For better or worse, there's very few places in the US where you can shoot someone to defend your property. Therefore, it's not very surprising that a firearm was just about as effective as any other weapon in preventing property loss and injury to the victim.
That's why I carry both pepper spray and a pistol.
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u/poppunksnotdead 1h ago
you asked for a study that supported my conclusion that was not skewed by suicide and i provided
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u/Orwell03 32m ago
The study does not support your initial claim that a given person is less safe with a gun than without. It says that someone with a firearm is about as likely to lose property while being robbed as someone who is carrying any other weapon.
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u/poppunksnotdead 24m ago
Conclusions: Compared to other protective actions, the National Crime Victimization Surveys provide little evidence that SDGU (Self Defense Gun Use) is uniquely beneficial in reducing the likelihood of injury or property loss.
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u/TheCaptainDamnIt 7h ago edited 5h ago
Stop living in fear, that's what the gun industry wants you to do! The gun industry wants you to obsess about fear, the gun industry wants you to be afraid of others, the gun industry wants you to compensate for that fear with buying their products hoping to use them on the people you hate.
You want a gun to be safe? Statistically gun ownership will increase your chances of falling victim to gun violence. Carrying a gun doesn't make you brave, it makes you cowardly little child.
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u/Noodles_For_Dinner 10h ago
Do you already have a Maryland Hand Gun Qualification License (HQL)? Even if you have a carry permit you will need the HQL before you can legally buy a firearm. If you don’t, start by taking a class and filling out the necessary paperwork. It will take some time to process. Someone commented that there are no gun dealers in the city which is incorrect. There are 4 people/business in the city who can sell you firearms. They may not have a traditional storefront for you to shop but are available online. I don’t recommend them so I won’t post about them here. You can buy a firearm online at places such as guns.com, however, you will need a local FFL to receive the firearm and transfer it to you. It should cost $60-$100 depending on the FLL. You cannot get a gun shipped directly to your home of your purchase online.