maryland assault weapons ban

Maryland AG Defends State’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban by Citing a 19th Century Ban on Bowie Knives

By Doug Ritter Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has acknowledged in a brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that knives are “arms” covered by the Second Amendment. Unfortunately for him, he…

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Maryland ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban: ‘Common Use’ Doesn’t Mean How Often a Gun is Fired in Self-Defense

From an amicus brief filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, and individual plaintiffs in Bianchi v. Frosh, a challenge to Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban . . . Circuit court decisions upholding rifle…


Firearms Policy Coalition Ask Supreme Court to Strike Down Maryland’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) is asking the United States Supreme Court to strike down Maryland’s unconstitutional ban on so-called “assault weapons” in a petition filed today. FPC’s petition…