DueProcess
Does Maryland's prohibition on carrying a handgun without a state permit violate the Second Amendment under Bruen by lacking historical tradition of disarming law-abiding citizens?
1. Does Maryland ’s prohibition on carrying a handgun without a state permit, as applied to an interstate traveler with a valid Virginia concealed carry permit who displayed a loaded firearm in self-defense against an assailant ’s vehicular assault and physical advance, violate the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), by lacking a historical tradition of disarming law-abiding citizens in such circumstances? 2. Did the Maryland courts ’ reliance on a video showing the assailant ’s calm demeanor upon police arrival, without his testimony or other witnesses to corroborate the incident, while disregarding Petitioner ’s evidence of the assailant ’s PIT maneuver, vehicular coercion, and physical advance, violate the Fourteenth Amendment ’s Due Process Clause by denying Petitioner a meaningful opportunity to present a self-defense claim? 3. Does Maryland ’s refusal to recognize Petitioner ’s valid Virginia concealed carry permit for interstate travel violate the Full Faith and Credit Clause, U.S. Const, art. IV, § 1, or the Firearms Owners ’ Protection Act (18 U.S.C. § 926A), despite the firearm being loaded and Pennsylvania ’s non-recognition of the permit at the time of the incident? */ 2