ALBY
Active Member
- Jan 5, 2008
- 652
Welcome to the forum Mr Hansel.
My office is interested in speaking with individuals who have applied for and been denied CCW permits in Maryland in the last three years. If you qualify and are interested in the potential to obtain your permit under today's decision in the Chicago case, please feel free to contact me.
Our efforts will be pro bono unless the Court orders the State to pay our fees. In other words, no fee will be charged to those who respond under any circumstances.
Best regards,
Cary Hansel
Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A.
6404 Ivy Lane, Suite 400
Greenbelt, Maryland 20904
301-220-2200 (phone)
301-220-1214 (facsimile)
A thought, would it be a good idea to fight the restrictions on the permits first? It seems to me Md could say "but we do grant permits so whats you problem?' but the restrictions seem wrong at this point. Why should my permit be different than yours under due process?
It also seems to me if Md restrictions are found to be a bad thing and they are lifted to all with CCW permits the MSP would have to issue new permit cards. This would open the door to self defense being a good and substaintial reasonl.
Just thinking.
TD
A thought, would it be a good idea to fight the restrictions on the permits first? It seems to me Md could say "but we do grant permits so whats you problem?' but the restrictions seem wrong at this point. Why should my permit be different than yours under due process?
It also seems to me if Md restrictions are found to be a bad thing and they are lifted to all with CCW permits the MSP would have to issue new permit cards. This would open the door to self defense being a good and substaintial reasonl.
Just thinking.
TD
My only problem with your line of thinking is that it allows the State to continue charging us for, and issuing "permit"s for a fundamental civil right. I don't need a permit to speak my mind or practice my religion, why do I need one to exercise my 2nd ammendment rights?
Those whose "religion" is harmful of children and others are prosecuted for such violations, but there is no permit for the exercise of religion.
Good point - but how about administrative costs associated with permitting - weeding out the nut cases, etc?
I see that as something tax money should cover. Our taxes are supposed to be used to provide basic services (police, fire, building codes, etc) and administer the government. I'd much rather have my tax money paying for the maintenance of a "prohibited persons" list than paying for some lazy bastich to sit on their ass all day.
Also, if there were no permits needed, there would be no administrative cost to permitting. The $10 MSP fee for the background check is already collected for that "service" at the purchase of a firearm, why do we need another background check for carry? If you can't be trusted to carry, you can't be trusted to own.
Again - I tend to agree; however: hunting, fishing license . . .
My God, I hope so. The F'n MSP will be eating SHIT and I'll be laughing so long I'll need a doctor.
I think going after the current system and changing it internally might be a good way to bring about change in the long run. My experience getting my CCW was also very pleasant and professional. What really surprised me was how few people apply.
TD