BALTIMORE — With less than a month left to reshape Maryland’s gun regulations, state lawmakers have advanced bills with differing approaches as they grapple with a U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively struck down the state’s requirements for a permit to carry a concealed firearm.
The court in June issued its decision in New York Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, which rendered the concealed-carry policies in New York, Maryland and five other states unconstitutional.
Maryland’s policy had required applicants to demonstrate they hadn’t displayed a predisposition for violent behavior. They also had to provide a legal, established reason for their desire to carry a firearm.
