In the Heller and McDonald cases, the Supreme Court found that the 2nd Amendment protects the right of individual citizens to keep and bear arms, but under current jurisprudence, that right ends at the front door of the home. Though both decisions contain dicta implying that the right to carry arms outside the home is protected, the lower courts disagree, citing a lack of specific direction from the Big Nine.
There are several cases currently awaiting the Court’s review on the matter. Woollard v. Sheridan challenges the unrealistic and corrupt permitting system used by the state of Maryland to deny the right of self-protection to ordinary folks, even those who have proven that they are in imminent danger. The plaintiff in Williams v. Maryland never even tried to get a permit, knowing that denial was a foregone conclusion. He was convicted of illegally carrying, and his conviction was upheld in a very arrogant 4th Circuit ruling. Continued...