06/02/2025

SCOTUS Leaves in Place Maryland’s Ban on Assault-style Rifles

The court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases Monday, leaving in place Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic military-style rifles and Rhode Island’s restrictions on large-capacity magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

The court's action drew dissents from three conservatives, showing the Supreme Court still divided on how to handle Second Amendment cases after the justices expanded gun rights in a 2022 landmark decision.

Justice Clarence Thomas said the high court should have reviewed the lower court ruling in the Maryland case and not put off the question of whether the government can ban the most popular rifle in America. The answer, he wrote, is of "critical importance to tens of millions of law-abiding AR-15 owners throughout the country."

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