From 12:00 p.m. (noon) until 2:00 p.m., an Open Holster Rally will take place at Lawyers' Mall in downtown Annapolis

Media Advisory

LIBERTYTOWN, Md./EWORLDWIRE/Jan. 18, 2010 --- Citizens gathering for an Open Holster Rally in Annapolis Lawyers' Mall on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, are protesting inequality created by Maryland's discretionary system of issuing permits to carry a firearm, affirms the all volunteer, non-partisan effort Maryland Shall Issue ('http://www.MarylandShallIssue.org').

Scheduled guest speakers for the Open Holster Rally include:

- Delegate Don Dwyer
- Delegate Michael Smigiel
- Gun Owners of America President Larry Pratt

The event, sponsored by Maryland Shall Issue, seeks to publicize the unequal granting of permits as overwhelmingly granted to politically connected and wealthy individuals, while most others are denied permits.

Fewer than two percent of permits are issued for the purposes of self-defense. Maryland's system, according to President Paul Dembowski, leaves the public without a means of defense.

"The open holster represents the statutory disarmament of Maryland citizens," stated Dembowski. "Forty states have shall issue laws in place that require that a permit to carry a concealed firearm must be issued to citizens who have received the necessary training and have passed in-depth criminal background checks. Maryland is in the distinct minority when it comes to this national trend."

For more information, visit Marylandshallissue.org ('http://www.MarylandShallIssue.org').

About Maryland Shall Issue

Maryland Shall Issue is an all volunteer, non-partisan effort dedicated tothe preservation and advancement of all gunowners' rights in Maryland, witha primary goal of CCW reform to allow all law-abiding citizens the right tocarry a concealed weapon; and to the education of the community to theawareness that 'shall issue' laws have, in all cases, resulted in decreasedrates of violent crime.

MEDIA: To arrange for pre and post-event interviews, contact Paul Dembowski, Maryland Shall Issue president, at 240-446-6782.

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CONTACT:
Paul Dembowski
Maryland Shall Issue
P.O. Box 314
Libertytown, MD 21762-0314
PHONE. 240-446-6782
EMAIL: info@marylandshallissue.org
http://marylandshallissue.org

SOURCE: Maryland Shall Issue