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'Unconstitutional': Maryland Governor Tightens Gun Laws After Violent July 4th Weekend 'Unconstitutional': Maryland Governor Tightens Gun Laws After Violent July 4th Weekend
'Unconstitutional': Maryland Governor Tightens Gun Laws After Violent July 4th Weekend Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is tightening gun laws after a particularly violent and deadly July 4th weekend. Hogan on Tuesday, July 5 suspended the "good and substantial reason" standard for carry-related gun permits. "It would be unconstitutional to continue enforcing this provision in state law," Hogan said. Baltimore alone experienced 11 reported shooting incidents from July 1 to July 4, with four fatalities, city police said. Violence continued into the early hours of July 5 when two people were shot in Frederick County after a Fourth of July celebration, followed by another shooti…