Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Federal Judge Says Gun Owners Need Not Provide 'good Reason,' Rules Maryland Law Unconstitutional | Fox News

Federal Judge Says Gun Owners Need Not Provide 'good Reason,' Rules Maryland Law Unconstitutional | Fox News:

March 05, 2012
| FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/05/federal-judge-rules-maryland-gun-permit-law-unconstitutional/
BALTIMORE – Maryland residents do not have to provide a "good and substantial reason" to legally own a handgun, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down as unconstitutional the state's requirements for getting a permit.

U.S. District Judge Benson Everett Legg wrote that states are allowed some leeway in deciding the way residents exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms, but Maryland's objective was to limit the number of firearms that individuals could carry, effectively creating a rationing system that rewarded those who provided the right answer for wanting to own a gun... http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/05/federal-judge-rules-maryland-gun-permit-law-unconstitutional/

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