MARYLAND – On or about August 28, 2023, the Maryland Department of State Police, Licensing Division (MDSPLD) will activate the application for renewing a current Handgun Qualification License (HQL). The renewal application can be found by signing into your eMDSP account.
HQL renewal applicants who cannot recall their login credentials should utilize the forgotten password link located at the bottom of the eMDSP login page.
As a reminder, your original HQL is valid for ten (10) years from the date of issuance. Renewal of your HQL does not require fingerprints to be submitted or require additional training to be completed. The renewal of your HQL requires a $20.00 nonrefundable application renewal fee to be submitted with the application.
In order for the HQL to remain active, the MDSPLD requests that HQL renewal applications be submitted at least fourteen (14) days before the expiration of the HQL. Failure to do so will result in the HQL renewal applicant’s ineligibility to purchase a handgun until the renewed HQL is received.
For further information, please visit the Handgun Qualification License page of the Maryland Department of State Police website by clicking here: Handgun Qualification License. You may also contact us, via email, at: msp.hql@maryland.gov.
Maryland and this new Governor is all about money only, not safety. All these politicians are brought and paid for by the weathy, They can take our rights until they take the guns just like Hitler did Germany. Remember history repeats itself, Is us as a people to lazy to realize they work for us the citizens not just the wealthy.
This is pretty cool. The state shouldn’t require a license to purchase in the first place but since it does, props for making renewal easier and quicker. First time in a long time the state has done something to make firearms purchases easier for the law abiding citizen. Sure, this shouldn’t need to be done and there are probably some nefarious plans or theories that could be applied to this scenario but I’m trying to be positive today.
Since the HQL was deemed unconstitutional, are those with HQLs eligible for reimbursement/restitution?