The Center Square Staff, Just the News:
Oregon judge found that state’s gun owner ID law violated the state’s constitution.
Recent rulings across the country against gun owner permit laws are fueling hope among Illinois’ gun rights community that the days are numbered for the state’s Firearm Owner’s ID card.
The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Tuesday ruled that Maryland’s permit to buy and own a handgun is unconstitutional.
"The challenged law restricts the ability of law-abiding adult citizens to possess handguns, and the state has not presented a historical analogue that justifies its restriction; indeed, it has seemingly admitted that it couldn't find one," the majority opinion for the Fourth Circuit Appeals Court said.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said his administration is “looking at all options and reviewing the ruling.”
In Illinois, gun rights advocate Todd Vandermyde compared Maryland’s law that requires fingerprints with Illinois’ FOID card.
“It’s similar to a FOID card, but it’s like the FOID card on steroids in certain ways like we’ve seen the anti-gunners in the [Illinois Legislature] try to propose,” Vandermyde told The Center Square.
Several years ago, Illinois legislators attempted to require fingerprints for the more than 2.4 million FOID card holders in Illinois. That failed to get enough support. Instead, fingerprints are optional for quicker FOID application turnaround time in Illinois.
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