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The US Supreme Court has declined, for now, to hear a challenge to Maryland's Democratic-backed ban on semiautomatic assault-style rifles and large-capacity magazines. The law, which bans firearms such as the AR-15, was challenged by firearms dealers, gun rights groups, and Maryland residents who argued that it violates the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court's decision allows the ban to remain in place while litigation continues in lower courts. The AR-15 has been used in various high-profile mass shootings, adding to the controversy surrounding the ban.
Supreme Court won't debate Maryland's assault weapons ban -- yet - https://t.co/FVr956d9ia - @washtimes
“Consistent with that pronouncement, the state of Maryland, like nine other states and the District of Columbia, has prohibited possession of certain highly dangerous, military-style assault weapons, of the sort used in a series of highly publicized..." https://t.co/4xR5kHlt4u
The state, which urged the justices not to hear the dispute ahead of the appeals court ruling, which had scheduled full-court arguments in March, said Supreme Court precedent allows military-style weapons like M-16 rifles to be banned. https://t.co/4xR5kHkVeW