Firearms rights organizations filed an emergency petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block Maryland from enforcing a law barring carrying guns in sensitive places including schools, hospitals, and government buildings.
Plaintiffs argued the restrictions violate the Second Amendment under the Bruen standard requiring historical analogues for modern regulations. Maryland officials said the law aligns with traditional prohibitions on weapons in courthouses and polling places.
A federal district court upheld portions of the statute while the Fourth Circuit considers appeals. Gun groups seek interim relief before the high court’s summer recess.
The case is among several state carry laws testing post-Bruen litigation strategies. Maryland strengthened rules after the Supreme Court struck down New York’s prior permitting scheme in 2022.
Maryland’s Sensitive Places Act restricts firearms in schools, hospitals, polling places, and stadiums after the Bruen decision. Gun Owners of America and affiliated plaintiffs seek emergency relief before the Supreme Court’s summer recess. Lower courts split nationally on whether historical analogues justify modern sensitive place lists. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown defended the law as constitutional.
The Supreme Court may decide whether to grant emergency relief before the Fourth Circuit rules on the merits. Maryland officials said sensitive place restrictions protect crowded public venues. Gun rights rallies were held in Annapolis as the case advanced through courts.
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