A federal judge restricted parts of a new gun law that went into effect Sunday in Maryland.
The Maryland Gun Safety Act of 2023 was enacted to restrict where guns can be carried.
On Friday, a United States District Judge partly granted motions for preliminary injunction, and also partly denied them, according to the opinion by U.S. District Judge George Russell, III.
The legislation prohibited carrying in places like daycare facilities, private schools, medical facilities, government buildings, polling places, power plants, locations that sell alcohol or cannabis for on-site consumption, stadiums, museums, amusement parks, racetracks and casinos.
The bill also restricts people from going into buildings on private property while carrying without getting permission first, according to the judge’s opinion.
According to the opinion, a preliminary injunction was only granted regarding private building consent, for the regulations on places selling alcohol and for public demonstrations.
“Injunctive relief is provided for private property, locations that sell alcohol, and public demonstrations,” stated Maryland Shall Issue, a gun owners’ rights organization that is a plaintiff in the challenge.
”Today the court upheld many of Senate Bill 1’s common sense reforms that Governor Moore has advocated for in order to make communities in Maryland safer from the gun violence epidemic that has plagued this state for far too long,” the Moore-Miller Administration stated Friday regarding the ruling.
A motion to dismiss and a motion for summary judgement were also denied.
