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A customer checks out a handgun that is for sale and on display at SP firearms on June 23, 2022, in Hempstead, New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)
Mar 10, 2023

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.

A customer checks out a handgun that is for sale and on display at SP firearms on June 23, 2022, in Hempstead, New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)
Mar 2, 2023

Md. high court weighs ban on gun possession by nonviolent ex-convicts

An attorney told a seemingly skeptical Maryland Supreme Court that a ban on gun possession by someone sentenced to more than two years in prison for a nonviolent common law crime violates the Constitution.

Jan 19, 2023

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.

Jan 17, 2023

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.

New York City Police Department Public Affairs officers set up signs reading "Gun Free Zone" around Times Square on Aug. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Jan 13, 2023

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.

Jan 4, 2023

Montgomery County defends gun ban amid Second Amendment attack

Montgomery County defends constitutionality of its law banning gun possession within 100 yards of an enumerated “place of public assembly.”

Dec 13, 2022

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.

Dec 6, 2022

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 […]

Dec 2, 2022

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.

Nov 30, 2022

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.

Nov 21, 2022

Md. high court will weigh ban on gun possession by nonviolent convicts

Maryland’s top court will consider whether the state’s ban on gun possession by someone sentenced to more than two years in prison for a nonviolent common law crime violates the Second Amendment.

Nov 17, 2022

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.

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