Supreme Court agrees to hear gun rights challenge to assault weapons bans
The justices will decide whether the bans on AR-15s and similar rifles in Connecticut and Cook County violate the Second Amendment.
- The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will officially consider whether state and local bans on semiautomatic rifles, frequently referred to as assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.
- The justices agreed to hear legal challenges targeting specific prohibitions on AR-15-style firearms and high-capacity magazines in Connecticut and the Chicago area.
- This upcoming review marks the first time the high court will directly rule on the constitutionality of bans on these highly popular yet controversial firearms.
- Gun rights advocacy groups argue that semiautomatic rifles are protected under the Constitution because they are in common use by millions of law-abiding citizens, while defending states counter that they are military-grade weapons regularly preferred by mass shooters.
- Arguments for the cases are scheduled to be heard in the fall, and the final ruling could decide the fate of similar assault weapon bans currently active in roughly a dozen states.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear gun rights challenge to assault weapon bans
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