Maryland is good for something after all.

Firearms wise. Apparently the MD online training course for handgun purchase permits now meets Iowa's standards for weapons permit training. See here. I don't want to step on the toes of those who make money training here in Iowa, but as a person who prefers constitutional carry, this does make me smile.

If the link doesn't work, the short story is that an applicant was denied a permit based on taking traing provided by the Maryland .gov website, when Iowa law specifies that any .gov training is gtg. He won his appeal and the judge said the Maryland training must be accepted. Personally, one does need to read the Iowa laws themselves.

I'm not sure of the specific Maryland website.