{"id":94382,"date":"2023-07-14T14:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T19:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=94382"},"modified":"2023-07-14T14:07:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T19:07:02","slug":"94382","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=94382","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saf.org\/saf-files-reply-brief-in-challenge-of-maryland-ccw-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAF FILES REPLY BRIEF IN CHALLENGE OF MARYLAND CCW LAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BELLEVUE, WA \u2013 Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its allies in a federal challenge of Maryland\u2019s restrictive concealed carry statute today filed their reply to the state\u2019s arguments against an earlier motion for a preliminary injunction in the case known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gov.uscourts.mdd_.536814.1.0.pdf\"><em>Novotny v. Moore<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Doc.-39-Consolidated-Reply-ISO-PI-Mot.-in-Oppn-to-MTD.pdf\">response brief<\/a>\u00a0was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>SAF is joined in the case by Maryland Shall Issue, the Firearms Policy Coalition and three private citizens, all of whom possess \u201cwear and carry permits,\u201d including Susan Burke of Reisterstown, Esther Rossberg of Baltimore, and Katherine Novotny of Aberdeen, for whom the lawsuit is named. They are represented by attorneys David H. Thompson and Peter A. Patterson at Cooper &amp; Kirk in Washington, D.C., Mark W. Pennak at Maryland Shall Issue in Baltimore, and Matthew Larosiere from Lake Worth, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit focuses on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgaleg.maryland.gov\/2023RS\/bills\/sb\/sb0001E.pdf\">SB1<\/a>, a bill signed by Gov. Wesley Moore, which has added new restrictions on where legally-licensed citizens may carry firearms for personal protection. Maryland is attempting to wildly expand so-called \u201csensitive places\u201d in an attempt to virtually prohibit lawful, licensed concealed carry in almost every venue in the state outside of someone\u2019s home or business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we maintained in our initial lawsuit, the State of Maryland is desperately trying to justify its extremist policy by offering alleged historical analogues that don\u2019t really exist,\u201d said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. \u201cAs we noted earlier, instead of trying to comply with the new guidelines set down in the Supreme Court\u2019s\u00a0<em>Bruen<\/em>\u00a0ruling last year, Maryland lawmakers responded by adopting gun laws more restrictive than they were before. This is tantrum-level stubbornness usually confined to elementary school playgrounds, and it doesn\u2019t belong in state legislatures or governors\u2019 offices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s brief further underscores the fact that Maryland\u2019s recently enacted restrictions on carry are incompatible with this nation\u2019s history and tradition of firearms regulation,\u201d said SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut. \u201cIn defense of its law, Maryland grasps at straws and reasoning well removed from a logical pathway to justify its new existence. Our brief systemically refutes the positions put forth by the government and demonstrates that the challenged restrictions are constitutionally impermissible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAF FILES REPLY BRIEF IN CHALLENGE OF MARYLAND CCW LAW BELLEVUE, WA \u2013 Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its allies in a federal challenge of Maryland\u2019s restrictive concealed carry statute today filed their reply to the state\u2019s arguments against an earlier motion for a preliminary injunction in the case known as\u00a0Novotny v. 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