Maryland Governor Vetoes Measure That Would Hurt Concealed Carry

By Tom Knighton

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Maryland isn’t likely to be confused with a pro-gun state anytime soon, especially with lawmakers passing laws that would hurt concealed carry.

You see, in the state, there’s a board where those who are denied a concealed carry permit can appeal the decision made at the local level. Anti-gun lawmakers sought to eliminate that board, as every successful appeal represents one more lawful citizen allowed to carry a concealed firearm, and anti-gun legislators freaking hate that.

A bill was passed by both chambers of the state legislature that killed the board. Unfortunately for them, the governor disagreed with the move.

An anti-gun measure advanced by Maryland’s Democrat-controlled state legislature was rebuffed by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday.

The emergency bill, HB 1343/SB 1000, aimed to scrap the state Department of Public Safety’s Handgun Permit Review Board, an organization that weighed appeals for those denied a handgun carry permit. The proposal, which passed the state House 87-47 and the Senate 30-16, was opposed by both gun rights groupsand state Republicans, who argued the Board is an important check in Maryland’s gun laws and disbanding it would not reduce crime.

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