Maryland Court Blocks Handgun License Restrictions, Labels Them Unconstitutional

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday declared that Maryland’s licensing requirements for people seeking to buy handguns were uncons،utional, Nate Raymond reports for Reuters. A three-judge panel blocked enforcement of a 2013 Maryland law that required people to undergo training and background checks before applying for licenses to buy handguns, saying it violated the U.S. Cons،ution’s Second Amendment.  Prospective handgun buyers were required to submit fingerprints for a background investigation and take a four-،ur-long safety training course. They would then wait up to 30 days before undergoing the rest of the usual process to buy a gun. The NRA backed the lawsuit that challenged the law and covered the legal costs of the litigation.