Today, in Kipke v. Moore—an NRA-ILA-supported case—the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland held that Maryland’s ban on carrying firearms in several “sensitive places” violates the Second Amendment.
After the NRA’s landmark victory in NYSRPA v. Bruen—which secured to all Americans the right to publicly carry arms—Maryland passed the Gun Safety Act of 2023, which prohibits the carrying of firearms in numerous “sensitive places.” The restricted locations include all buildings on private property unless the owner expressly provides permission, locations selling alcohol (including bars and restaurants), property within 1,000 feet of a public demonstration, state parks, schools and school grounds, healthcare facilities, mass-transit facilities, government buildings, casinos, amusement parks, racetracks, stadiums, and museums.
After previously granting a partial injunction preventing enforcement of the law in some of those locations, the district court entered an order today holding unconstitutional the bans in (1) buildings on private property unless the owner expressly provides permission; (2) locations selling alcohol (including bars and restaurants); and (3) property within 1,000 feet of a public demonstration.
The court upheld the ban in the other locations covered by the law. The plaintiffs expect to appeal to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to have those locations invalidated as well.
Please stay tuned to www.nraila.org for future updates on NRA-ILA’s ongoing efforts to defend your constitutional rights.
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