Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that United States District Court Judge George L. Russell, III has issued a preliminary injunction against Maryland’s ban on firearm carry in locations selling alcohol, private buildings or property without the owner’s consent, and within 1,000 feet of a public demonstration. The opinion in Novotny v. Moore can be viewed at FPCLaw.org.
“As for the other statutes cited by State Defendants, they are not similar to SB 1’s restriction on locations selling alcohol because they do not impose a ‘comparable burden on the right of armed self-defense,’” explained Judge Russell in his order. “Those historical statutes prevented only intoxicated individuals from carrying firearms, while SB 1 bans all people present at locations selling alcohol from carrying.”
“We’re elated that the Court has seen the error of Maryland’s ways and has prevented the state from enforcing certain provisions of its law prohibiting peaceable carry permit holders from carrying their arms in a vast number of locations around the state,”
…said Cody J. Wisniewski, FPC Action Foundation’s General Counsel and Vice President of Legal, and FPC’s counsel. “Of course, the Court did not grant our motion in full, and is allowing the state to enforce restrictions on some locations that still do not fall within our Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation. On that front, FPC is evaluating its next steps.”
FPC is joined in the litigation by Maryland Shall Issue and the Second Amendment Foundation.
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Partial win, Nothing more…Nothing less. still to many places you can’t protect yourself or your loved ones, From criminals that don’t abide by the law.
I believe it is time to hold government policy/law makers PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE and/or organizations financially responsible for damages done to LAW ABIDING American Citizens while in these CRIMINAL PROTECTIVE AREAS. IF an organization posts a sign that “guns not allowed” are then COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE for ANY HARM done by any person who did not “OBEY” the “no gun sign”!
Tis a SHAME that “politicians” in Maryland, THE FREE STATE, seems to be following the STUPID DemoKKKratic National COMMUNIST Committee party members of Kalifornication! There NEEDS to be a LAW PAST that holds “politicians” responsible who put in bills that go AGAINST Our American Constitution. These TYRANTS MUST be PENALIZED with LOSS OF PAY or LOSS OF JOB for which they were appointed/voted in/put in office to REPRESENT American Citizens!!
You’re still a criminal in their eyes.
what they don’t know won’t hurt them unless they are attempting to harm me or mine. laws like only restrict the law-abiding and do nothing to protect them. are there going to be police officers everywhere to defend you from a robbery, kidnapping or other violent crime? if they will ensure 100% that they will, i will obey this law, otherwise like i said at the beginning…
WHY are so many people still enamored with this thoroughly corrupted legal system that seeks to put in prison those who stand up for their Rights?? Defang the legal system by exposing its crimes, and only THEN will we start to see real changes towards more freedom! What is so hard to comprehend in this situation?