Blue v. Prince George's County

Ernie Banks, the always cheerful Hall of Fame shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs, used a baseball bat to hit home runs out of what he referred to as the “friendly confines” of Wrigley Field.1 In Romeo and Juliet, the ill-fated Mercutio spoke of laying one’s sword upon a table when entering the “confines of a tavern.”2

Maryland law regulating a modern weapon of choice also makes reference to the “confines” of an establishment. In 1972, the General Assembly enacted emergency legislation to limit the “widespread carrying of handguns on streets and in vehicles.... ” An exception to…