Supreme Court Upholds Maryland Assault Weapons Ban
The Supreme Court has declined to hear challenges against Maryland’s assault weapons ban, reinforcing state restrictions on semiautomatic rifles and high‐capacity magazines. The decision, delivered by a conservative majority, leaves in place the lower court ruling and sends a clear signal on the enduring debates over gun control.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear cases on state bans of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, upholding a lower court rulings in Maryland and Rhode Island.
The Supreme Court also rejected a challenge to Rhode Island’s magazine ban, leaving both laws intact for now, with three justices dissenting.
The court's 6-3 conservative majority has expanded gun rights but has also shown a reluctance in recent months to take up new cases on the scope of the right to bear arms.
The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by a group of gun-rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland's ban on AR-15 semi-automatic rifles under the Second Amendment.
The Supreme Court is declining to hear a challenge to state bans on assault weapons, semi-automatic rifles that are popular among gun owners and have also been used in multiple mass shootings
The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Maryland's ban on assault weapons. Several conservative judges publicly disagreed, questioning the constitutionality of such bans. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.
In declining to take up the case, the Supreme Court leaves intact a lower court decision upholding Maryland's ban on certain semiautomatic rifles.
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One justice, who backed rejecting the cases, questioned the constitutionality of AR-15 bans and said the court may address the issue “in the next term or two.”
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