The Supreme Court let stand Maryland’s handgun licensing regime, turning away a long-running Second Amendment challenge in a brief order issued Monday. A group of gun owners, a gun

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday turned back a challenge to a strict gun licensing law in Maryland. The high court declined to hear the case in a brief order handed down without elaboration, as is typical.

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Maryland’s handgun licensing regime, as well as a pair of cases seeking to hold oil and gas companies responsible for damage caused by climate change.