Appeals Court Strikes Down Maryland’s Handgun Licence Requirement

Under federal rules, the court’s decision goes into effect in 21 days.
Appeals Court Strikes Down Maryland’s Handgun Licence Requirement
A handgun in a holster in a file photo. David Ryder/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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In a victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court has struck down Maryland’s rules for obtaining a handgun as unconstitutionally restrictive.

In a 2-1 split decision from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond on Nov. 21, Maryland’s handgun qualification license (HQL) requirement—which a gun rights advocacy group denounced as “draconian”—was found to be unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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