Here's the link to the PDF of Maryland's gun laws.
[url]http://www.atf.treas.gov/pub/fire-explo_pub/pdf/maryland.pdf[/url]
(b) Straw purchase. - (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a
person may not knowingly or willfully participate in a straw purchase of a
regulated firearm.
(2) The prohibitions of this subsection do not apply to a person purchasing a
regulated firearm as a gift provided:
(i) The recipient of the gift is a resident of this State; and
(ii) Both the purchaser and recipient of the gift comply with the require-ments
under this subheading pertaining to the possession, sale, rental, re-ceipt,
transfer, pr purchase of a regulated firearm, unless the gift is in
the form of a gift certificate, in which case only the recipient shall comply
with the requirements.
(3) If the regulated firearm is a gift to a spouse, parent, grandparent,
grandchild, brother, sister, son, or daughter:
(i) An application to purchase or transfer a regulated firearm shall be com-pleted
by the recipient and forwarded to the Secretary within 5 days of re-ceipt
of the regulated firearm; and
(ii) The $10 application fee, as provided by subsection (g) of this section,
shall be waived by he Secretary.