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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.
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.
Ex-Del. Mike Smigiel, whose affection crossed party lines, dies at 64
Former Maryland Del. Michael D. 'Mike' Smigiel Sr. died Sunday of heart disease.
Gun rights advocates challenge Md. assault weapons ban, cite Supreme Court
Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons must be struck down because it is not in keeping with the Supreme Court's decision, gun rights advocates argue.
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.
Appeals court upholds Md. ban on gun possession by nonviolent convicts
Maryland’s ban on gun possession by someone sentenced to more than two years in prison for a nonviolent crime does not violate the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, […]
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 […]
With Md. laws in their sights, gun rights advocates hail high court’s ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision has emboldened Maryland gun rights advocates in their pending Second Amendment challenges to the state’s handgun permitting and licensing requirements.
Defense lawyer proves what great-grandfather couldn’t for Black teen in 1930s
Today is Monday, the 47th anniversary of the release of the movie “Jaws.” Here are some other news items. — Defense attorney’s great-grandson wins posthumous exoneration of Black teenager executed […]
Md. weapons ban fails strict scrutiny, gun groups tell justices
Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons violates the constitutional right to bear arms because the blanket prohibition is not narrowly tailored to achieve the compelling governmental interest of public safety, […]
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.
