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A federal appeals court has upheld Massachusetts' law banning assault weapons, ruling that the ban on owning and selling dangerous semi-automatic rifles, such as the AR-15, is constitutional. The court found that this restriction aligns with the nation's historical regulation of firearms. This decision follows a 2024 ruling by Judge Harvie Wilkinson that upheld Maryland's similar ban on AR-15 type rifles, emphasizing that military-style weapons, which have been used in mass shootings and terrorist attacks, can be regulated under the Constitution. The ruling reaffirms the legal standing of state-level assault weapons bans despite ongoing debates over Second Amendment rights.
The NYT legal writers quote Harvie WIlkinson's 2024 decision last to uphold MD's ban on AR15 type rifles. "We decline to wield the constitution to declare military-style armaments, which have become primary instruments of mass killing and terrorist attacks, beyond" our reach.
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A Massachusetts law banning assault weapons is not unconstitutional as a bar against owning and selling dangerous semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 used in mass shootings is consistent with the nation's history of firearms regulation, a U.S. appeals… https://t.co/YXmNC4TE50 https://t.co/PUP3AZUjwV