Gun bust leads to weapons cache
City police arrested a man on a gun charge on March 16 after a car stop in Northeast Baltimore. Cops said they found a .45 caliber handgun loaded with 10 rounds of hollow-point bullets, a 10-round magazine and a brown-leather holster.
Police then searched his home on Holder Avenue in Northeast Baltimore and said they found a .38 caliber revolver, a .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun, a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun, a .22 caliber revolver, a .32 caliber Colt semi-automatic handgun, a 12-guage shotgun, a .22 caliber rifle and a grendade (the grenade is an old World War II weapon passed down through his family, police told me)
Michael Hudlicka, 59, was charged with several gun violations. Here is the police report:
Seized Property
1 Para Ordinance .45 caliber HandGun serial number P109829
1 10 Capacity Magazine
1 Brown Leather Bianchi Holster
10 Live .45 Caliber Rounds Hollow Point
Narrative
On March 16th, 2010 @ 1600hrs, this officer was dispatched to the 1100 block of E. Belvedere Avenue in Baltimore City to assist Baltimore County Detective Stephen Fox in reference to an armed person inside of a vehicle. Information receieved by this officer was to assist a Baltimore County Detective headed eastbound on E. Belvedere towards The Alameda following a white male driving a gold colored Chevrolet Corvette armed with a handgun.
I upon turning off of the 5600 block of the Alameda onto the 1100 block of East Belvedere Avenue observed a white male seated behind the drivers seat of a gold in color Chevrolet Corvette stopped at the red traffic light. Believing this to be the individual and vehicle in qwuestion, a pulled my marked patrol vehicle in front of the 1999 gold corvette blocking its path. Upon exiting my vehicle, Detective Stephen Fox of the Baltimore County Plice Department also exited his vehicle which was positioned directly behind the gold colored Corvette.
I approached the drivers side of the gold Corvette, and ordered the driver identified as being a Mr. Michael Joseph Hudlicka w/m/59 02/08/1951 to cut the vehicle off put it in park and throw the keys out of the window and then to place both hands on the steering wheel. Mr.Hudlicka complied with this officers orders and then placed both hands on the steering wheel of the vehicle.
I opened the drivers side door of the vehicle reached in and while securing Mr. Hudlicka's left wrist asked him to step from the vehicle while keeping his right hand on top of his head. As Mr. Hudlicka stood up from his seated position, I could clearly see holstered on the left side of his waistband, a black automatic handgun.
Mr. Hudlicka was placed in handcuffs at that time for safety reasons, and was then escorted to the rear of his vehicle. I removed the black automatic hangun from the brown leather holster an immediately rendered it safe. Mr.Hudlicka was asked by me if he possessed a handgun permit to carry the handgun at which time he advised me that he did not have a permit to carry the handgun and used it for hunting and range practice.
Due to the handgun being carried on his person while loaded having a live hollow point round in the chamber and 9 additional hollow point rounds in the magazine which was seated in the reciever of the handgun, Mr. Hudlicka was placed under arrest and charged with Handgun on Person and Transporting a Handgun in Vehicle.
Mr.Hudlicka was transported to the Northern District where he was debriefed by District Detectives.Investigation revealed that Mr. Hudlicka did have a 45 caliber Para Ordinance Handgun registered in his name bearing serial number P209829. All events ocurred in Baltimore City State of Maryland. Handgun submitted to E.C.U. for safe keeping.
Comments
Is it illegal to transport a handgun? How do you get it to the range, or home from the gun store?
Posted by: jake | March 22, 2010 10:34 PM
transporting the gun alone isn't the issue, it's carrying it loaded on his person.
"It is unlawful for any person without a permit to wear or carry a handgun, openly or concealed, upon or about his person. It is also unlawful for any person to knowingly transport a handgun in any vehicle traveling on public roads, highways, waterways or airways, or upon roads or parking lots generally used by the public. This does not apply to any person wearing, carrying or transporting a handgun within the confines of real estate owned or leased by him, or on which he resides, or within the confines of a business establishment owned or leased by him.
A person may transport a handgun if they can demonstrate that the handgun is being carried, worn or transported:
• To or from a place of legal purchase or sale, or repair shop;
• Between a person’s bona fide residences, or between his residence and place of business, if the business is operated and substantially owned by that person;
• While engaged in, or traveling to and from a target shoot, formal or informal target practice, sport shooting event, hunting, trapping, or dog obedience training class or show; or
• By a bona fide gun collector who is moving any part or all of his gun collection from place to place for public or private exhibition.
During transportation to and from the above places the handgun must be unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or enclosed holster."
personally, i'm more curious why seven guns are being called a "weapons cache." were the guns illegal?
Posted by: janklow | March 22, 2010 11:35 PM
Its illegal to possess a handgun on or about your persons (loaded and even unloaded) without a permit issued by the state police. Keep in mind that this permit is nearly impossible to obtain from state police even when you're able to prove that your life has been threatened and have been subjected to retaliation for reporting criminal acts.
Is it better to be judged by 12 or carried by 6?
Posted by: AskYourself | March 22, 2010 11:55 PM
Thanks for the info. That sounds about right. You can have it in a case in the trunk on the way to your range.
I don't know, since you aren't allowed to defend yourself with a gun here, if you end up being "judged by 12" it seems like you'll end up in prison where sooner than later you'll be "carried by 6"
Posted by: jake | March 23, 2010 7:06 AM
see what i mean AWM with arsenal and no comments from Steve , Freein2010 , Tdmaryland or any of the AWM's that jump on here anytime a black person commits a crime .
Where are you WINGNUTS
Posted by: larry g | March 23, 2010 12:39 PM
A distinction needs to be made between possessing a firearm and carrying a firearm. Possessing a firearm in your home is not illegal provided your unloaded weapon and ammo are separate. You can purchase a firearm by completing a trivial on-line course and presenting the certificate to the gun shop owner. However, carrying a loaded firearm "on your person" is illegal UNLESS you have a permit to carry, which AskYourself is referring to. Which is impossible to get unless you own a cash-transaction business or have more than 5 recorded assaults against you (i.e., you are a crime statistic). Maryland is a May Issue state, which means if you submit an application for a permit to carry, it is up to the discretion of the State Police whether or not to "not disapprove" you. In a Shall Issue state, such as Virginia, if you qualify (i.e., have no warrants against you, etc.), the State Police will approve you for a permit to carry.
However, I question why the BCPD confiscated the weapons in his home. Under what legal premise were they confiscated? None of those are assault weapons, which is a whole different story.
Posted by: Cindy | March 23, 2010 7:30 PM
"assault weapons" (which is really a meaningless phrase) wouldn't be more illegal than "non-assault weapons" just because of what they were. it's still an unanswered question as to this "cache" question.
Posted by: janklow | March 24, 2010 12:43 AM
The NATURAL RIGHT of self defense predates our CONSTITUTION and is married to the right to feed, cloth and shelter oneself and ones family.
NO FED or STATE has any right to tell a citizen you CANNOT defend yourself only under certain situations or only AFTER assaults on your person, and you happen to survive!
What bureaucratic stupidity!!
A Roman dictum states: "The sight of one sword often keeps another in its scabbard" (open & concealed carry works)
Thomas Jefferson warned," Those who hammer their guns into plowshares, will plow for those who don't " (Dictators & Tyrants are just waiting)
Be forewarned Marylanders, you will continue to suffer at the hands of criminals until the day you get the backbone to change your un-Constitutional laws to protect the innocent.
By the way-the AMA admitted the fact that over 10,000 people die EACH month from mistakes with drugs and doctors malpractice!
And you folks are worried about armed, honest citizens?
Posted by: Charles Byrd | March 24, 2010 10:40 AM