The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday announced that it will decide if states and cities can bar people from owning semiautomatic weapons.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a “gun rights” challenge to state bans on weapons like the AR-15.

A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles often called assault weapons violate the Second Amendment.

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will decide whether cities and states may ban people from owning AR-15 rifles and similar semiautomatic weapons, taking up a major…

The Supreme Court has been hearing multiple gun-rights cases as it further defines the reach of the Second Amendment.

The Supreme Court agreed to take up challenges to so-called assault-weapons bans in Cook County, Illinois, and Connecticut.

The court will consider laws in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois, that ban AR-15s and other assault weapons used in mass shootings, including at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The court will be reviewing challenges to bans from Cook County, Illinois, and Connecticut.

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a pair of state "assault weapons" bans that bar the sale of the popular AR-15 gun.

The justices said they will hear appeals challenging bans on the AR-15 and similar semiautomatic firearms in Connecticut and the Chicago area.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday announced that it will decide if states and cities can bar people from owning semiautomatic weapons.