Judge: 1968 Md. misdemeanor prohibits gun purchases

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In 1968, Jefferson Schrader got into a brawl in Annapolis with a gang member who he claimed had previously assaulted him. He was convicted of common law assault and battery, a misdemeanor, and served no jail time after paying a $100 fine.

More than 40 years later, Schrader is arguing that the decades-old Maryland conviction shouldn’t bar him from buying firearms.

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