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Photo by Aleksander George/Getty Images. A federal appeals court upheld Maryland’s decade-old handgun licensing law Friday, saying that since it requires that the government issue a license to any law ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gun rights groups scored a major victory in Maryland going into this holiday weekend after a federal court ruled the state's handgun licensing requirement is unconstitutional, but the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it will decline to hear a case regarding handgun licensing requirements in Maryland. “This is great news for Maryland and common-sense gun laws. This law helps ...

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There are more than 75,000 valid holders of licenses to carry a concealed firearm in Franklin County. One of those people was Casey Goodson Jr., 23, a Black man who was shot and killed on Dec. 4 on ...

AUSTIN -- A bill to significantly reduce licensing fees for Texans wanting to carry a handgun -- and reduce state revenues by about $15 million annually in a skin-tight budget year -- was approved by ...

Despite opposition from State Police, the Indiana House on Monday voted to eliminate the license to carry a handgun in Indiana. House Bill 1369 passed the House by a 65-31 vote and now heads to the ...

Clare Kindall is the Solicitor General for the state of Connecticut. Connecticut joined a multi-state amicus brief filed in support of the respondents in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v.