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Supreme Court takes up major AR-15 case that could decide future of gun bans
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will hear challenges to bans on AR-15-style rifles and similar semiautomatic firearms in Illinois’ Chicago area and Connecticut during its next term (AFP via Getty Images)The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will hear challenges to bans on AR-15-style rifles and similar semiautomatic firearms in Illinois’ Chicago area and Connecticut during its next term.The cases will examine whether state and local restrictions on so-called assault weapons violate the constitutional right to bear arms, marking another major gun rights battle before the court.Assault weapons restrictions are currently in place in about a dozen states, including measures affecting major cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. A federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.The Supreme Court’s conservative majority expanded Second Amendment protections in a 2022 decision, triggering a wave of legal challenges against firearm regulations nationwide.The court is expected to hear the cases during its upcoming term, with a ruling that could shape the future of assault weapons bans across the country. In fullSupreme Court will consider striking down assault weapons bans, in Connecticut and the Chicago-areaThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
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Supreme Court Takes Up Monumental Case on Assault Weapons Bans
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a “gun rights” challenge to state bans on weapons like the AR-15.
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Supreme Court will consider striking down assault weapons bans, in Connecticut and the Chicago-area
A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles often called assault weapons violate the Second Amendment.
