McCloud v. Department of State Police

In 2008, appellant Michael T. McCloud applied for a renewal of a permit issued to him by appellee Maryland State Police (“MSP”) to carry a concealed weapon. MSP denied the application, stating that McCloud was disqualified under Maryland law from possessing a regulated firearm because he was convicted in 2006 in the District of Columbia of attempting to carry a pistol without a license. McCloud appealed the denial of his application to the Handgun Permit Review Board (“the Board”), which reversed the denial and issued a decision in his favor. MSP sought judicial review in the Circuit Court…