Supreme Court allows AR-15 ban in this state
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The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by a group of gun-rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland's ban on AR-15 semi-automatic rifles under the Second Amendment.

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by a group of gun rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines under the Second Amendment.

The decision, a major win for gun safety advocates, leaves in place a ruling by the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals which ruled that the state may constitutionally prohibit sale and possession of the weapons.

The state legislation, enacted in 2013 after the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, specifically targets the AR-15 – the most popular rifle in America with 20-30 million in circulation. They are legal in 41 of the 50 states.

  • hperrinEnglish
    913·
    23 days ago

    If you don’t see the difference between a trained professional plinking with a lever action .22 and a 20 year old mowing down 20 kids and 6 adults with a semi-auto assault rifle, you’re hopeless.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
      182·
      23 days ago

      A 20 year old firing indiscriminately is a 20 year old firing indiscriminately. There’s no effective difference.

      • hperrinEnglish
        48·
        23 days ago

        Let me put it this way, which gun would you rather have in a gunfight?

          • hperrinEnglish
            37·
            23 days ago

            What do you think happens when the cops show up? (If the cops have the balls to walk through the door and try to save the kids, that is.)