Supreme Court agrees to hear gun rights challenge to assault weapons bans
The justices will weigh whether semiautomatic rifle bans conflict with the Second Amendment after lower courts upheld restrictions in both cases.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear consolidated challenges to assault weapon bans in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois, setting up a major Second Amendment case for arguments beginning in October.
- The court's decision follows its landmark 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which requires gun regulations to align with the nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation.
- Gun rights advocates argue the AR-15 is the 'modern descendant' of historic rifles and in 'common use,' while Connecticut and Cook County officials cite the weapons' lethality in mass shootings as justification for their prohibitions.
- A decision is expected by next summer, with the ruling likely to impact similar restrictions in about a dozen states including California and New York where officials have implemented semiautomatic firearm measures.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh previously noted the court should resolve the AR-15 issue, and this case provides the vehicle to determine if state responses to mass shootings remain constitutionally permissible under Second Amendment protections.
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Supreme Court To Review AR-15 Bans In Major Second Amendment Case
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