Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons.
The court did not elaborate on the denial, as is typical. It would have been unusual for the justices to take up a case at this point, since a lower court is still weighing it. The Supreme Court is also considering an appeal over a similar law in Illinois. It did not act Monday on that case, which could be another avenue to take up the issue.
The Maryland plaintiffs, including gun rights groups, argued that semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 are among the most popular firearms in the country and banning them runs afoul of the Second Amendment, especially after a landmark Supreme Court decision expanding gun rights in 2022. That ruling changed the test for evaluating whether gun laws are constitutional and has upended gun laws around the country.
Related articles
Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen on Monday for a massive loss of2024-05-21China urges US to immediately stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs
China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the U.S. once and again discrediting and smearing Hong Ko2024-05-21Carbon budget management system to be set up at provincial, prefecture levels
China will take a series of actions to promote green transition while continuing efforts to improve2024-05-21Your morning coffee may be hundreds of thousands of years old
That coffee you slurped this morning? It’s 600,000 years old.Using genes from coffee plants around t2024-05-21College baseball notebook: Conference tournaments to decide NCAA automatic bids and many at
The field for the NCAA baseball tournament will take shape this week with conference tournaments det2024-05-21Chinese film festival kicks off in London
Rupert Daniels, director of services and skills at the Department for Business and Trade of the Unit2024-05-21
atest comment