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Trump administration sues Montgomery County over gun law
The Department of Justice sued Montgomery County over a local gun law that the Trump administration alleges violates the Second Amendment.
4th Circuit appears ready to strike Md. handgun licensing law
A three-judge federal appeals court panel appears poised to strike down as unconstitutional Maryland’s training and licensing requirement for would-be handgun purchasers.
New Md. officeholders mean new captions for old court appeals
The change from Gov. Larry Hogan to Gov. Wes Moore will occur with much less fanfare in the clerk’s office of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Senate panel weighs high court decision’s effect on gun control bills
Amid a sharp increase in gun permit approvals, a Senate panel will soon consider controversial gun control legislation aimed at promoting public safety while trying to comply with a 2022 Supreme Court ruling.
Gun rights group says gun control advocates, Montgomery County colluded
Gun rights group says gun control organization colluded with Montgomery County to unfairly weaken the group’s ability to challenge a law restricting gun possession.
Gun group seeks restraining order against Montgomery County ban
A gun rights group urged a judge to block enforcement of a law banning gun possession within 100 yards of a “place of public assembly” pending a ruling on constitutionality.
In 2023 session, Md. lawmakers will test limits of gun rights-friendly Bruen decision
The Maryland General Assembly will consider legislation this coming session aimed again at protecting Marylanders from firearm violence.
Montgomery County’s gun ban draws Second Amendment challenge
Montgomery County’s ban on gun possession near a “place of public assembly” is essentially a countywide ban in violation of the right to bear arms, says gun rights group.
Md. handgun licensing lacks historical roots, gun group tells 4th Circuit
Maryland’s licensing requirement for handgun buyers violates the right to keep arms for personal home protection and lacks roots from early America, gun groups say.
Frosh defends Md. handgun licensing amid new high court ruling
Maryland’s attorney general defended the constitutionality of the state’s challenged licensing requirements for would-be handgun buyers as in keeping with the nation’s early history of training militias to use guns.
Gun group challenges Md. handgun licensing, cites Supreme Court decision
A gun rights group this month resumed its challenge to Maryland’s licensing requirements for would-be handgun purchasers as an infringement on their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
Md. gun rights group backs Supreme Court bid for bump stock ban compensation
A Maryland gun rights group is taking another shot at gaining financial compensation from the state for individuals compelled to surrender their bump stocks when the General Assembly banned possession […]
