Self-Defense Is Legal in Maryland

This also brings up the question of, "How old do you need to be to defend yourself?" Charges Against Juvenile Shooter Dropped: Shooting Death of Hancock Man Ruled Self Defense

In late February there was a shooting Washington County, Maryland. Brian Keith Lavoie Jr. was shot, and he later died in a local hospital. The shooter was a juvenile.

The sheriff’s office reports that following an “extensive investigation” conducted by the department’s Criminal Investigations Unit, the juvenile who discharged the firearm acted “in defense of self and others” during the incident.

The Washington County State’s Attorney’s Office agreed with that determination and on Wednesday a Washington County Grand Jury also determined that the juvenile’s actions were justified and declined to return an indictment.

The Left wants to make it impossible for a juvenile to legally defend himself. "Safe Storage" means that trained teenagers are to be held defenseless in the face of violence.

Washington County, Maryland is about a 70 mile drive west of downtown Baltimore.

So self-defense remains a human right. Whether or not it is a legal right in Maryland seems to be up in the air, or seems to be at the whim of the DA.