WOOLLARD v. Sheridan, Dist. Court, D. Maryland 2012(2nd Amendment)

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RAYMOND WOOLLARD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. TERRENCE SHERIDAN, et al., Defendants. Civil Case No. L-10-2068.

United States District Court, D. Maryland. March 2, 2012.

MEMORANDUM

BENSON EVERETT LEGG, District Judge.

This case calls upon the Court to determine whether the State of Maryland`s handgun regulation statute violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution insofar as it requires an applicant to demonstrate "good and substantial reason" for the issuance of a handgun permit. Plaintiffs Raymond Woollard and The Second Amendment Foundation[1] bring suit against Terrence Sheridan, Secretary of the Maryland State Police, and three members of the Maryland Handgun Permit Review Board. The facts of the case are undisputed, and both sides have moved for summary judgment. See Docket Nos. 21 and 25.[2] The issues have been comprehensively briefed and the Court has heard oral argument.

Because the "good and substantial reason" requirement is not reasonably adapted to a substantial government interest, the Court finds this portion of the Maryland law to be unconstitutional. Woollard is entitled to summary judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

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