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 granted certiorari in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, consolidating challenges to AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle bans in Cook County, Illinois and Connecticut.
- Connecticut enacted its ban following the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, while Cook County adopted its ordinance in 1993, with officials arguing these weapons are frequently used in mass shootings.
- Plaintiffs argue AR-15s are in 'common use' by law-abiding citizens and protected under the Second Amendment, while officials cite their 'inherent lethality' as the 'weapon of choice for criminals and terrorists.'
- Oral arguments will be heard during the Supreme Court term beginning in October, with a final ruling expected by next summer establishing a national standard for semiautomatic rifle bans.
- The ruling will affect similar restrictions in California and at least 10 other states, resolving years of conflicting lower court decisions on the AR-15 issue the Supreme Court had previously declined to address.
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