In the inaugural episode of "Sufficiently Analogous," the team and their guests take a deep dive into the case of Maryland Shall Issue v. Moore—a case that could shape the future of Firearm Purchaser Licensing laws across the country. Last year, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found Maryland's Handgun Qualification License (HQL) unconstitutional. An HQL is a form of Firearm Purchaser Licensing that requires would-be handgun purchasers to apply for and receive a license. The two-judge majority ruling stated that the HQL, while not a permanent ban, violated the Second Amendment because it prevented individuals from immediately obtaining a handgun.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction

2:30 - Recap of Bruen Framework

4:38 - What is Firearm Purchaser Licensing?

7:35 - Cass Crifasi, PhD, MPH, co-director of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions discusses HQL & Firearm Purchaser Licensing

21:23 - Case History of MSI v. Moore

30:22 - Professor Saul Cornell, Paul and Diane Guenther Chair in American History at Fordham University discusses historic analogies and the Bruen test

45:50 - MSI v. Moore Oral Arguments and Predictions