"Americans do not require approval from a local jurisdiction to exercise their constitutional rights," Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said in a press release. "We must vigorously oppose this type of misguided overreach at all levels of government."
The 25 states are urging the Supreme Court to hear Bianchi v. Frosh, which challenges Maryland's Firearms Safety Act of 2013. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the Maryland law in September, prompting the appeal to the Supreme Court.
Maryland's 2013 law is one of the strictest in the country, requiring that residents undergo safety training and fingerprinting before being granted a license to buy a pistol. It also attempts to define assault weapons, banning the sale of firearms such as the AR-15 and similar rifles while also restricting magazine capacity to 10 rounds of ammunition.
