Supreme Court Leaves Intact ‘Assault Weapons’ Bans for Now
A salesperson shows an AR-15 rifle to a customer at a store in Utah.
Photographer: George Frey/BloombergA divided US Supreme Court declined to consider a new expansion of constitutional gun rights, turning away challenges to a Maryland ban on so-called assault weapons and a Rhode Island prohibition on high-capacity magazines.
The justices left intact federal appeals court decisions backing the bans against attacks under the Constitution’s Second Amendment.