We’d like to inform you that our Silver Spring office will be relocating across the street effective April 13, 2026. Current Address: 12501 Prosperity Drive, Suite 200 Silver Spring, MD 20904 New Address (Effective April 13, 2026): 12510 Prosperity Drive, Suite 150 Silver Spring, MD 20904 Our new location is extremely close—just about 0.2 miles away, making it a quick 3-4 minute walk or a very short drive from our current office. All appointments scheduled on or after April 1

Rockville Walk-in Hours: We accept walk-ins at our Rockville location between 9am-12:40pm, 1:45pm-5pm Monday-Friday, Saturday's require an appointment. ​ Appointments after 5pm during the week or on a Saturday can be made by accessing our APPOINTMENT PORTAL. Germantown, Silver Spring and Bethesda Walk-in Hours: We accept walk-ins at our Germantown, Silver Spring and Bethesda locations between 9am-11:30am, 1pm-4:30pm Monday-Friday. ​ Appointments after 4:30pm during the wee

We've all seen television shows and movies where hackers are able to "crack the code." This isn't made up by Hollywood! Changes to data protection laws, company policies, and greater risks posed by cybercriminals to information systems has led to rapid advances and implementation of the technology for a variety of access control situations. Gone are the days of passwords and PIN numbers. If you want something to be totally and completely secure, you want to look into biometri

Have you heard of biometrics yet? Biometrics Research Group, Inc. defines biometrics as measurable physical and behavioral characteristics that enable the establishment and verification of an individual’s identity. Biometrics are a complex and evolving family of technologies. Essentially, biometrics is the process by which a person’s unique physical and other traits are detected and recorded by an electronic device. This is done as a means of confirming identity. The term “bi

There are many times in life where you need to be fingerprinted. Most often, it involves the background check for a new job. In the state of Maryland, people wanting to legally purchase and own a gun must be fingerprinted first. If you'd like to travel out of the country and need a passport for the first time, you'll be fingerprinted. Of course, if you are arrested you'll be fingerprinted too. Have you ever stopped to think about why? Fingerprint identification is one of the

To say that 2020 hasn't been a great year would be an understatement for many of us. It just seems like nothing is going right and nothing is calming down. Many people watching the news and seeing what is going on around the country feel like they need a firearm to protect themself and their family. If you're feeling this way, you certainly are not alone. The Maryland 2013 Firearms Safety Act went into effect October 1, 2013 and requires fingerprinting of all applicants who p