Close-up of AR-15 rifle and magazines with ammo. (Credit: JavaDuke/Adobe Stock) Constitutional Right to AR-15s? Gun Group Asks High Court to Review, Strike Down MD's 'Assault Weapons' Ban
A lower court upheld the law, saying the "weapons at issue fall outside the ambit of protection offered by the Second Amendment because, in essence, they are military-style weapons designed for sustained combat operations that are ill-suited and disproportionate to the need for self-defense."
August 22, 2024 at 03:57 PM
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United States Supreme Court
With lightning speed, gun rights organizations have taken their Second Amendment challenge to a Maryland "assault weapons" ban up to the U.S. Supreme Court after their constitutional argument was rejected by a lower federal appeals court just a few weeks ago.
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