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Virginia lawmakers reject ban on assault weapons
RICHMOND, Virginia — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam‘s push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal. Senators voted […]
Gun rights, safety advocates battle over background check bill
ANNAPOLIS — Legislation to require background checks on purchasers of rifles and shotguns through private sales in Maryland drew strong opposition Wednesday from gun rights advocates who assailed the plan as invasive […]
Gun group files final plea for high court review of Maryland permit law
In a final plea that the Supreme Court hear their Second Amendment appeal, Maryland gun-rights advocates stated Wednesday that law-abiding citizens have the same constitutional right to carry handguns outside […]
Frosh urges justices to reject handgun law challenge
The Maryland attorney general’s office urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let stand a decision upholding the state’s requirement that handgun-permit applicants provide a “good and substantial reason” […]
‘Shall issue’ states back Supreme Court challenge to Md. handgun law
Twenty-one “shall issue” states have backed a Maryland gun rights group’s appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing the state handgun permit law’s requirement that applicants provide the state with a […]
NRA supports Supreme Court challenge to Md. handgun law
The National Rifle Association has backed a Maryland gun rights group’s appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing the state handgun permit law’s requirement that applicants provide the state with a […]
Justices show interest in Maryland handgun permit law challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court has shown interest in hearing a gun rights group’s argument that the Maryland handgun permit law’s requirement that applicants provide the state with a “good and […]
Maryland waives its response to 2nd Amendment appeal
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office will take a wait-and-see approach to a U.S. Supreme Court challenge by gun rights advocates to the Maryland handgun permit law’s requirement that applicants provide […]
Gun rights group files Supreme Court challenge to Maryland law
Gun rights advocates on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn Maryland’s handgun permit law, saying its requirement that applicants provide the state with a “good and […]
Gun rights groups revive challenge to handgun permit standard
After failing in 2013, gun rights advocates have resurrected their constitutional challenge to Maryland’s handgun permit law, saying its requirement that applicants provide the state with a “good and substantial […]
On ‘gun day,’ legislators and interest groups find time at a premium
Members of a pro-Second Amendment group expressed concern that a compressed schedule of hearings on proposed gun control bills will leave little time for opponents and supporters to testify. The House […]
James B. Astrachan: A gun case to end gun cases?
On Jan. 22, the United States Supreme Court announced it would hear the appeal of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc., et al. City of New York, et […]
