Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown on Thursday asked the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to consider the state's handgun permit law, which was struck down by a three-judge panel in November. He announced that he had granted Maryland's request for consideration.
Maryland attorney general asks court to reconsider after ruling invalidating handgun permit law
A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that Maryland's law requiring most citizens to obtain a license before acquiring a handgun is unconstitutional. Brown's office last month requested a hearing for a full court review.
Maryland's petition for en banc review of its handgun permit law has been granted.
A November ruling ruled that Maryland's requirement to obtain a license before purchasing a handgun is unconstitutionally restrictive. The license acquisition process may take up to 30 days.
“I welcome the court's decision to reconsider this case and continue to uphold common-sense gun laws to protect Marylanders from unnecessary and highly avoidable tragedies,” Brown said.
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The underlying lawsuit was filed in 2016 to challenge a Maryland law that requires people to obtain a special license before purchasing a handgun. The law was passed in 2013 in response to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
