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Md. Supreme Court will wait on SCOTUS before deciding gun case
Maryland's top court will hold off on considering the state's ban on gun possession for people convicted of certain crimes while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a similar case.
Bruen ruling creates more problems than it solves
Recent decisions prove Bruen, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 gun rights case, has created a world of problems, as illustrated by the case of 57 year-old Jessie Bullock of Mississippi, who served 17 years for killing a man in a bar fight. 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), enacted in 1938, creates a lifetime ban on the possession […]
4th Circuit weighs constitutionality of Maryland’s assault-style weapons ban
A federal appeals court panel appears poised to strike down Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons as unconstitutional in light of a recent Supreme Court decision and based on the argument that the firearms are commonly used by law-abiding citizens for self-defense. Two of the three judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
Gun advocates challenge Md.’s ban on assault weapons, calling them common
Maryland’s assault-style-weapons ban violates the Second Amendment because the guns, though dangerous, are commonly used, gun rights advocates argued to the 4th Circuit.
Frosh defends assault weapons ban, cites 19th century knife restrictions
Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons passes constitutional muster because it is in keeping with the nation’s history of restricting “extraordinarily dangerous” offensive weapons, the state’s attorney general argued.
High court returns Md. assault weapons ban challenge to 4th circuit, cites Bruen
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sent a constitutional challenge to Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons back to a lower court with instructions that it apply the justices’ broad interpretation of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms that they issued last week. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had upheld […]
Frosh defends assault weapons ban against Second Amendment attack
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Friday defended the constitutionality of the state’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons against a U.S. Supreme Court challenge by gun rights advocates.
General Assembly passes ‘ghost gun’ ban
Possession of “ghost guns” would be banned as of next March under legislation the General Assembly passed Tuesday.
Md. Senate, House pass conflicting ‘ghost gun’ ban bills
The Maryland Senate and House of Delegates have passed conflicting legislation to ban the possession of “ghost guns,” the increasingly prevalent untraceable firearms that can be assembled at home with parts bought online, regardless of the assembler’s age or criminal history. The Senate voted 35-11 on Wednesday for a measure that would put the ban […]
Supreme Court shows interest in challenge to Md. assault weapons ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has shown interest in hearing gun rights advocates’ contention that Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons violates the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, a Second Amendment argument the high court declined to consider five years ago. Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh’s office on Jan. 3 waived the state’s […]
Judge will not reconsider ruling to let gun rights activists sue arresting officer
A federal judge will not reconsider her decision permitting gun rights advocates arrested during a peaceful protest near the State House three years ago to sue the arresting Maryland Capitol Police officer for allegedly violating their constitutional rights to speak freely and be free of unreasonable seizure. Citing the state’s lack of diligence, U.S. District […]
Frosh will appeal decision allowing protesters to sue arresting officer
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh will appeal a federal judge’s decision permitting gun rights advocates arrested during a peaceful protest near the State House three years ago to sue the arresting Maryland Capitol Police officer for allegedly violating their constitutional rights to speak freely and be free of unreasonable seizure. In papers to be […]
