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A Maryland gun control law was blocked by a U.S. District Court Judge that prohibits carrying guns at bars, public gatherings, and in private buildings.
U.S. District Court Judge George L. Russell III granted a preliminary injunction that bars those pieces of the law from taking effect.
The lawsuit will continue in the courts. (Trending: Woman Raised in USSR Says Biden’s DOJ Acts Like KGB)
Federal judge rules against some provisions in Maryland gun control law https://t.co/nrv5VRVpmn pic.twitter.com/ZTTllUC2KJ
— The Hill (@thehill) October 1, 2023
Russell, who was nominated by former President Barack Obama, said it’s unconstitutional to ban firearms from those locations.
Russell agreed that carrying guns can be banned at schools. hospitals, transit facilities, and government buildings.
However, bars and restaurants are not analogous to any established sensitive place.
“While it is true that such businesses can attract crowds and there are risks associated with alcohol consumption, the Court is unconvinced that intoxicated people qualify as a vulnerable population, like children or hospitalized individuals,” he wrote. (Trending: Trump Makes The Biggest Promise Of His Political Career)
A federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Maryland law limiting where firearms may be carried, in a decision that relied on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling expanding gun rights @dhnovak https://t.co/tlYAUX8Igo pic.twitter.com/nd3Yw7zWFo
— Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) October 2, 2023
“Additionally, while some crowded spaces are considered sensitive places, Bruen rejected the argument that Manhattan was sensitive ‘simply because it is crowded and protected generally by the New York City Police Department,’” he continued.
“Additionally, the Court concludes that SB 1’s restriction on locations selling alcohol is not consistent with historical regulations.”
“State Defendants mischaracterize Plaintiffs’ injury — it is not merely the inability to carry in privately-owned buildings,” he wrote.
“Rather, their injury is the threat of prosecution for carrying firearms in places that, under prevailing law, they have previously had the presumptive right to do so absent express prohibition by the property owner,” Russell wrote.
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