State sought delay in implementing ruling that declared Maryland's "good and substantial reason" requirement for a gun permit was unconstitutional.
UPDATED A U.S. District Court judge has lifted a stay on a federal court ruling that declared Maryland's permitting process to wear and carry a gun unconstitutional.
The order, issued by Judge Benson Everett Legg, lifts a stay sought by the state as it appeals the decision made last year.
Legg's ruling, which goes into effect in 14 days, lifts the stay sought by the state after a federal court ruled that the law requiring those seeking a permit to carry a gun must have "a good or substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun, such as a finding that the permit is necessary as a reasonable precaution against apprehended danger."
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So now we wait 2 weeks, and THEN you can apply for a permit without having to convince them you are at risk or in danger!!
ReplyDeleteI never understood what right the state police have to decide who can and who can not protect themselves.
ReplyDeleteIf they spent as much resources getting guns out the hands of felons the murder rate would drop 90%.
Good!
ReplyDeletePlease tell me what is reasonable precaution against apprehended danger. I thought someone who was apprehended was someone who was caught and under control of the cops. I have no intention of shooting anyone, not even ones that have been apprehended.
ReplyDelete10:54, Apprehended also means perceived or anticipated or to recognize the meaning of something besides the definiton you stated.
ReplyDelete8:50 Thanks for the info on apprehended. Your response was exactly the point I was making. If a law is written using a word with multiple meanings, which meaning am I allowed to use? Am I supposed to read the law as written or to interpret what someone meant?
ReplyDeleteHow do we apply???
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