Opposition Governments File Briefs with Supreme Court in SAF’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Challenges

Justices Confronted With Sandy Hook as They Consider Striking Down AR-15 Ban

Connecticut has hired former U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to defend the state's ban on assault weapons passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

The ‘weapon of war’ argument has backfired on AR-15 bans

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in Viramontes v. Cook County regarding the constitutionality of state and local bans on AR-15 semiautomatic rifles.

19 US attorneys general urge Supreme Court to uphold Cook County and Connecticut assault weapons laws

A coalition of 19 attorneys general told the US Supreme Court in Viramontes v Cook County that assault weapons restrictions are consistent with the Second Amendment.

Opposition Governments File Briefs with Supreme Court in SAF’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Challenges

The Supreme Court will review SAF’s challenges to “assault weapons” bans in Illinois and Connecticut. In Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, SAF argues that bans on commonly owned rifles, including the AR-15, violate the Constitution.