ABA Journal
3 months ago4th Circuit upholds ordinance requiring gun sellers to distribute suicide prevention information
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an ordinance in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, requiring gun dealers to distribute literature on suicide prevention and conflict resolution to buyers of guns and ammunition.
The ordinance was passed in 2022 as a response to an increase in suicide deaths and the use of guns as a means of suicide. Gun dealers claimed that the literature conveyed the message that guns cause suicide and was intended to discourage gun sales. [ more ]