NRA Sues Maryland Over ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ Gun Laws (1)

The National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm sued to block Maryland from enforcing new gun-control measures that enhance requirements for obtaining concealed-carry permits and restrict firearms in sensitive areas including school grounds and hospitals.

The suit was filed in federal court in Baltimore on Tuesday, hours after Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the bills into law. It’s the latest clash between a gun-rights group and a Democratic-led state following the June 2022 US Supreme Court ruling that called many such statutes into question.

The Maryland measures were intended to update the state’s gun-control laws following the decision by the Supreme ...