A federal appeals court has upheld most of Maryland’s Gun Rights Safety Act of 2023, allowing the state to ban firearms in a wide range of public locations, while striking down one key provision that would have effectively turned much of the state into default gun-free zones.
In a decision issued January 20, 2026, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that most of the locations listed in Maryland’s law qualify as “sensitive places” under Supreme Court precedent.
The court rejected, however, Maryland’s attempt to prohibit firearms on private property that is open to the public unless the owner gives explicit permission .
What the Court Decided
Writing for the majority, Circuit Judge Roger L. Gregory said that the Supreme Court’s decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller and New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen allow governments to prohibit firearms in certain locations with historical analogies.
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