Legal Opinion
Raymond Woollard v. Denis Gallagher
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 21, 2013No. 12-1437PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge DAVIS and Judge DIAZ joined.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
The district court permanently enjoined enforcement of section 5-306(a)(5)(ii) of the Public Safety Article of the Maryland Code, to the extent that it conditions eligibility for a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun in public on having “good and substantial reason” to do so. Necessary to the entry of the court’s injunction was its trailblazing pronouncement that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense extends…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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3Cited by115 opinions
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- Edward Peruta v. County of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
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