A federal appeals court is upholding Maryland’s handgun qualification law. Back in November, a three-judge panel of the Virginia-based Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said the law requiring people to get a license before purchasing a handgun was unconstitutional. Maryland appealed the decision and the full court — in a 14-2 decision — rejected the Second Amendment challenge to the law. Maryland enacted the law after the 2013 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown applauded Friday’s ruling, saying “This is a great day for Maryland and for common-sense gun safety.” A gun rights non-profit called Maryland Shall Issue is considering whether to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.