Other State Maryland: Federal judge halts portions of gun law to go in effect on Sunday

The Heretic · Sep 30, 2023

Federal judge halts portions of gun law to go in effect on Sunday

A federal judge limited portions of a law restricting where people with concealed licenses can carry handguns Friday, only two days before it will be enacted. “This is a huge win for the Seco…

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billdeserthills · Sep 30, 2023

They would hafta get metal detectors to keep me from carrying, I've already been beaten & robbed one time

Alexx1401 · Sep 30, 2023

The Heretic said:
Federal judge halts portions of gun law to go in effect on Sunday

A federal judge limited portions of a law restricting where people with concealed licenses can carry handguns Friday, only two days before it will be enacted. “This is a huge win for the Seco…

www.baltimoresun.com

Article pops up a pay wall as soon as I tried to read it but, sounds good so far.

The Heretic · Sep 30, 2023

Alexx1401 said:
Article pops up a pay wall as soon as I tried to read it but, sounds good so far.

Huh.

A federal judge limited portions of a law restricting where people with licenses to carry handguns Friday, only two days before it will be enacted.

"This is a huge win for the Second Amendment and for all law-abiding firearms owners in Maryland," House Minority Whip Jesse Pippy said in a statement. "This decision is also a vindication for the members of our Caucus who fought so hard to defeat this bill."

A conjoined court case of Maryland residents and Second Amendment rights organizations filed a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. Wes Moore and members of his executive cabinet earlier this year, alleging that Senate Bill 1, which Moore signed in May, violates their constitutional right to carry a firearm for protection.

Sponsored by Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Vice Chair Jeff Waldstreicher, a Democrat from Montgomery County, Senate Bill 1 aims to prohibit people with concealed carry permits from bringing firearms into public and private elementary, middle or high schools, health care facilities, buildings owned or leased by the state or local government, public or private university buildings, active polling places, electrical plants or electrical storage facilities, gas plants, nuclear power facilities, stadiums, museums, racetracks, video lottery facilities, venues that serve alcohol or cannabis for on-site consumption, and private property unless the owner has given permission to do so.

Under Friday's ruling, people with concealed carry permits will still be able to bring their concealed firearms to establishments that sell alcohol, onto private property without the owner's consent and within 1,000 feet of a protest or demonstration, regardless of the law going into effect on Sunday.

"The Court has recognized that so many of the restrictions the far-left wing of the General Assembly tried to place on lawful, peaceful gun owners went way beyond the bounds of what is constitutionally allowed," House Minority Leader Jason Buckel said in a statement Friday. "During the debate on Senate Bill 1, the members of the House Republican Caucus repeatedly and exhaustively warned our Democratic colleagues that parts of this bill went too far."

Firearms are still prohibited in all other locations deemed sensitive under the legislation.

In addition to Senate Bill 1, Marylanders can anticipate changes to the application process for concealed carry permits and higher penalties for storing loaded guns where they should reasonably know a minor may have access to it. All three bills will go into effect on Sunday.

In response to Friday's ruling, the Moore administration said in a statement that the court continued to uphold many reforms that he "advocated for in order to make communities in Maryland safer from the gun violence epidemic that has plagued this state for far too long."

"As a father, and as the chief executive of this state, this is an issue that is of the utmost importance to the governor and he will continue to fight for the necessary measures to protect Maryland's children and make this state safer for everyone," said the administration.

Originally Published: Sep 29, 2023 at 7:40 pm

Alexx1401 · Sep 30, 2023

The Heretic said:
Huh.

A federal judge limited portions of a law restricting where people with licenses to carry handguns Friday, only two days before it will be enacted.

"As a father, and as the chief executive of this state, this is an issue that is of the utmost importance to the governor and he will continue to fight for the necessary measures to protect Maryland's children and make this state safer for everyone," said the administration.

Originally Published: Sep 29, 2023 at 7:40 pm

Thanks at least now I could read it. Loved that last part I sniped out. As always its for the children. By going after those who are law abiding enough to get a permit. Meanwhile I am sure he does nothing to control the scum who could care less about laws. Be interesting to ask him what percentage of gun crime is committed by the people this law was aimed at vs what percentage is committed by people the law had no effect on? He would of course pretend to not understand.