Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge on Maryland Assault Weapons Ban
The decision leaves the state's 2013 ban on certain semi-automatic firearms in place while lower court proceedings continue.
- The Supreme Court's refusal to hear the case maintains Maryland's ban on assault-style rifles like the AR-15.
- The case now returns to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is still deliberating.
- Maryland's 2013 law bans over 40 types of firearms following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
- Plaintiffs argue the ban violates the Second Amendment, citing the popularity of these firearms.
- Similar laws in other states, including Illinois, are also facing legal challenges.