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· 4/3/1985

Montgomery County v. Atlantic Guns, Inc.

Citations

  • 489 A.2d 1114
  • 302 Md. 540
  • 1985 Md. LEXIS 562

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that state law preempted a local ordinance that restricted ammunition sales
  • holding that state law preempted a local ordinance that restricted ammunition sales
  • finding express preemption when uncodified language stated that “the State of Maryland hereby preempts the right of the political subdivisions to regulate” the wearing, carrying, or transporting of handguns
  • finding express preemption when uncodified language stated that “the State of Maryland hereby preempts the right of the political subdivisions to regulate” the wearing, carrying, or transporting of handguns
  • “[t]he purpose of this section is to permit those who believe a handgun is necessary to defend their lives or property at home or in their place of business to carry one on such premises”
  • The purpose of the real estate exception “is to permit those, who believe that a handgun is necessary to defend their lives or property at home or in their place of business, to carry one on such premises.”

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Judges: Eldridge

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