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Maryland judges uphold state anti-handgun law

Courts in New Jersey and Illinois have concluded that the Second Amendment poses no obstacle to local governments enacting stringent anti gun laws. Now a Maryland appeals court has followed suit. A three judge panel ruled last Thursday that the Second Amendment does not interfere with a Maryland law that generally restricts state residents from carrying handguns.

Read About It: CBS News

Posted: 11/4/2009 10:25:21 AM

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