Supreme Court to weigh AR-15 bans in CT and Illinois
TL;DR
The Supreme Court will hear challenges to Connecticut’s and Cook County, Illinois’ bans on semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15, testing whether governments can prohibit such firearms under the Second Amendment; the cases will be argued in the court’s next term starting in October, and with a 6-3 conservative majority, the ruling could reshape gun-control measures across the United States.
- Supreme Court agrees to hear gun rights challenge to assault weapons bans NBC News
- Supreme Court agrees to review ban on AR-style semi-automatic rifles in major Second Amendment case CNN
- Supreme Court to decide legality of AR-15 bans The Hill
- Supreme Court, or SCOTUS, will consider striking down assault weapons bans in Chicago-area, Connecticut ABC7 Chicago
- Supreme Court takes up challenges to AR-15 bans CBS News
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