Gun rights groups are going to challenge laws across the country that are similar to the one struck down by the Supreme Court on Thursday.
Under current law, a gun owner in Maryland has to show a “good or substantial reason” to carry a concealed gun. That could include showing a person’s life is in danger from threats or that they work in a job that could put them in contact with people who are dangerous.
Opponents to the law in Maryland already have sued, in a case that has been on hold in the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, pending the ruling in the New York case. “More guns in public means more violence, and more violence means more death and heartache everywhere. This is the wrong answer," they said in a joint statement. “The Second Amendment permits reasonable restrictions on the right to carry a firearm.”
Massachusetts courts have ruled that if someone can’t show a “good reason to fear injury,” police chiefs can put restrictions on licenses that limit when someone can carry a firearm.
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