Legislative Report #14 - June 27, 2022

Zoom Meeting with MSP Licensing Division

Dear John,

The Supreme Court ruled that New York's law requiring "proper cause" as a prerequisite for a permit to carry a firearm is unconstitutional under both the 2nd and 14th Amendments of the United States Constitution. The 2A community is alive with speculation.

While the ruling will likely impact existing Maryland law; at least for the moment, nothing has changed. Until the MSP have guidance from the Maryland AG, prematurely inundating the Licensing Division with new permit applications will only bog down their system.

We will keep you posted as new information becomes available.

2A Maryland Zoom Meeting with MSP Licensing Division

We are pleased to announce that First Sergeant Donald R. Pickle, Jr., Commander of the Firearms Services Section of the MSP Licensing Division will join us to discuss the SCOTUS ruling and its impact on Maryland.

Thursday, June 30th @ 7:00 pm

Topic: 2A Maryland Zoom with MSP Licensing Division

Time: Jun 30, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time

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Advisory From the Maryland State Police Licensing Division

Click here to download the MSP Advisory in PDF.

California Attorney General Issues Legal Alert - Advises Compliance While Suggesting Various Means of Defiance

The first page reads as though the California AG is simply advising the LEOs to comply. Pages 2 and 3 are a thinly disguised advisory on how to get around the SCOTUS ruling by requiring “proof” of good moral character. It goes on to describe the patchwork quilt of standards used by various agencies in California. If anything, the statement on page 3: “It is reasonable to consider such factors in evaluating an applicant’s proof of the requisite moral character (emphasis mine) to safely carry firearms in public.” coupled with the suggested standards used by Riverside County’s Sheriff’s Department is going to generate a firestorm of issues. That is “good cause / good and substantial” on steroids.

Maryland has the unfortunate tendency to mimic what California does regarding firearms regulations. If the Maryland legislature opts to follow this path, the net result is going to be a nightmare.

We should not be surprised if the usual suspects in the Maryland General Assembly attempt to obstruct the SCOTUS decision by sponsoring onerous legislation designed to make it nearly impossible to meet training requirements, license fees that few could afford and whatever else they can dream up.

Click here to download the full California AG's Legal Alert in PDF.

Wall Street Journal Weighs in on Supreme Court Decision

Wall Street Journal Weighs in on Supreme Court Decision

Click here to watch the video.

Washington Examiner:

Alito helped illustrate the enduring futility of gun control

Wall Street Journal Weighs in on Supreme Court Decision

Click here to read the entire article.

On the Other Side of the Atlantic:

Zamfara joins Katsina in approving personal guns for self-defense

Unlike Maryland where the liberal politicians protect the criminals....

Quartz:  "Zamfara in northwest Nigeria is encouraging its residents, especially farmers, to apply for licenses that will allow them to carry guns and other weapons, for self-defense against worsening insecurity in the state."

Click here to read the entire article on Zamfara and Katsina

New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen

Held: New York’s proper-cause requirement violates the Fourteenth Amendment by preventing law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-de- fense needs from exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in public for self-defense.

There will be adequate time to digest and interpret the full impact of this ruling in the future. Here is a link to the text of the Supreme Court Ruling:

NOTE: THE VIEWS OF MISS HOWE ARE HERS ALONE, ARE LINKED FOR INFORMATION ONLY, AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF 2A MARYLAND.

About Amy L Howe

Until September 2016, Amy served as the editor and reporter for SCOTUSblog, a blog devoted to coverage of the Supreme Court of the United States; she continues to serve as an independent contractor and reporter for SCOTUSblog. Before turning to full-time blogging, she served as counsel in over two dozen merits cases at the Supreme Court and argued two cases there. From 2004 until 2011, she co-taught Supreme Court litigation at Stanford Law School; from 2005 until 2013, she co-taught a similar class at Harvard Law School. She has also served as an adjunct professor at American University’s Washington College of Law and Vanderbilt Law School. Amy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a master’s degree in Arab Studies and a law degree from Georgetown University.

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