The Clue Meter: W00t! Alan Gura wins again!
If Maryland doesn’t appeal, the only way this will go to the Supremes is if another court rules opposite, and it makes it on appeal.
However, Maryland is appealing.
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The Attorney General’s Office has issued a statement regarding the judge’s ruling:
“We disagree with this ruling. In light of the very important implications of the ruling for public safety, the defendants will be appealing to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The defendants will also be seeking a stay of the ruling pending appeal.”
Note: Fourth, not Ninth Circuit.
About Bill Quick
I am a small-l libertarian with conservative leanings on most issues, except on many traditionally conservative social issues, where my stance would be regarded as hopelessly liberal by most social conservatives. My primary concern is to increase individual liberty as much as possible in the face of statist efforts to restrict it from both the right and the left. If I had to sum up my beliefs as concisely as possible, I would say, "Stay out of my wallet and my bedroom," "your liberty stops at my nose," and "don't tread on me." I will believe that things are taking a turn for the better in America when married gays are able to, and do, maintain large arsenals of automatic weapons, and tax collectors are, and do, not.
True, the Ninth Circus Court, which leads the league in turn-overs, would ruled that the bureaucraps know better than the proles, and were perfectly correct in deciding that Woolard had no business complaining when they refused to renew his permit.
Many years ago, a gun store owner in Frederick, went into Walmart with his holster on, but the gun locked in his car safe. When he came out, he was handcuffed, searched and had his car searched.
This ruling will just be the first little step. MD is like a.tiny NY or CA.