Maryland Shall Issue Inc et al. v. Anne Arundel County - Bill 108-21

[DC-W]

On April 11, Maryland Shall Issue, along with four firearms and ammunition dealers, Field Traders, Cindy's Hot Shots, Pasadena Arms, and Worth-A-Shot, filed a suit in federal district court challenging Bill 108-21, an ordinance that mandates that sellers of firearms or ammunition within the county distribute county-prepared or sponsored literature with each sale and display the materials in their establishments. The complaint alleges that the ordinance is unconstitutional under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

If these dealer names sound familiar, it is because they're also parties against Anne Arundel County for its enactment of Bill 109-21. Learn more about that suit HERE.
The dealers are:

Field Traders, LLC, a firearms dealer and manufacturer located in Pasadena, Maryland.
https://fieldtraders.com/

Cindy's Hot Shots, Inc., a shooting range and firearms dealer located in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
https://www.cindyshotshots.com/

Pasadena Arms, Inc., a firearms dealer located in Pasadena, Maryland.
http://pasadenaarmsllc.com/

Worth-A-Shot, Inc., a firearms dealer located in Millersville, Maryland
https://worth-a-shot.com/

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Maryland Shall Issue®, Inc. (MSI) is a Section 504(c)(4), all-volunteer, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of gun owners' rights in Maryland. It seeks to educate the community about the right of self-protection, the safe handling of firearms, and the responsibility that goes with carrying a firearm in public.

Maryland Shall Issue Inc et al. v. Anne Arundel County, MD - Bill 108-21

The federal district court dismissed our "compelled speech" case against Anne Arundel County today, holding that the County's ordinance forcing firearms dealers to distribute the County's views on firearms and suicide did not violate the First Amendment. We respectfully disagree with the Court's...

www.marylandshallissue.org

 

[Nickberg500]

Look under your chair:

 

[DC-W]

Yesterday, MSI moved for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order and in Support of Plaintiffs’ Alternative Motion For Summary Judgment. Find it at the bottom of the case page here: https://www.marylandshallissue.org/jmain/counselor-s-corner/msi-v-anne-arundel-bill10821

 

[DC-W]

From the Court today.

 

[smileycloser]

welcome to California.

 

[DC-W]

A hearing on MSI’s motion for a temporary restraining order has been scheduled for May 10th.

PAPERLESS ORDER granting in part and denying in part 11 and 12 Motions: This Court has reviewed Defendants motion for an extension of time, ECF 11-12, and Plaintiffs opposition to it, ECF 13-14. Defendants unopposed request to extend the deadline to respond to the Complaint until May 13, 2022 is GRANTED. However, Defendants motion for an extension of time to respond to Plaintiffs motion for a temporary restraining order is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiffs motion for a temporary restraining order seeks emergency relief, and it must be adjudicated on an expedited timeline. Defendant will, therefore, be granted a modest extension, until May 5, 2022, to respond to that motion. This Court will also hold an in-person hearing on May 10, 2022 at 10:00 am, for no more than two hours, at which it will hear oral argument on the motion for a temporary restraining order. Signed by Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher on 4/27/2022. (dass, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/27/2022)

 

[DC-W]

Press coverage from the Capital Gazette https://www.capitalgazette.com/poli...0220508-d3abbpc6ijg7xaz4cmjxdgftyu-story.html

 

[Squaregrouper]

Press coverage from the Capital Gazette https://www.capitalgazette.com/poli...0220508-d3abbpc6ijg7xaz4cmjxdgftyu-story.html

Paywall

 

[Mark75H]

Paywall

Yeah I hate it for that. If I recall, same ownership as The Sun. All garbage anyway

 

[Jim12]

Anne Arundel "violence prevention law"​

Yeah, right.

Just the facts, m'am.

 

[DC-W]

*Cough cough* Reader mode *cough cough*

 

[Nickberg500]

Paywall

Yeah I hate it for that. If I recall, same ownership as The Sun. All garbage anyway

Disable JavaScript. Works on 9/10 news sites including this one, since they think we won't know how.

 

[whistlersmother]

Is there any content on the Capitol Gazette or Sun that's worth the effort of turning off Javascript?

 

[Mark75H]

Some of the dirt on the Mosbeys sometimes

 

[adit]

Is there any content on the Capitol Gazette or Sun that's worth the effort of turning off Javascript?

Quick Javascript Switcher

Quick way to enable/disable Javascript

chrome.google.com

Toggle it on/off. Super easy.

 

[whistlersmother]

Quick Javascript Switcher

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Thanks.

Still too hard for what is offered as content by those... journals.

 

[DC-W]

I've gotten the most recent filings uploaded to the case page. If I'm ever behind, check the link to the Courtlistener docket at the bottom.

Maryland Shall Issue Inc et al. v. Anne Arundel County, MD - Bill 108-21

The federal district court dismissed our "compelled speech" case against Anne Arundel County today, holding that the County's ordinance forcing firearms dealers to distribute the County's views on firearms and suicide did not violate the First Amendment. We respectfully disagree with the Court's...

www.marylandshallissue.org

 

[DC-W]

Press from WTOP (no paywall): https://wtop.com/anne-arundel-count...co-a-first-amendment-question-over-gun-sales/

 

[DC-W]

Sun editorial: https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinio...0220510-vvbb2w4jvjdl3fnhimhodqvfoy-story.html

 

[Bob A]

Sun editorial: https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinio...0220510-vvbb2w4jvjdl3fnhimhodqvfoy-story.html

So MSI is apparently scaring gun owners silly? Who knew?

Thank the Baltimore Sun for casting its light upon us.