Legal Issues Maryland ban on assault-style weapons upheld by U.S. appeals court. 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals repeatedly cites seminal ‘Heller’ decision, which enshrined right to arms for ...

Passing a new law restricting assault weapons took Rhode Island lawmakers more than 10 years, but it may offer a road map to ...

Maryland's assault-weapons ban. Maryland's prohibition on certain semiautomatic rifles was enacted in the wake of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s ban on assault weapons, with impassioned majority and dissenting opinions that sparred over how recent Supreme Court gun rights precedents ...

SILVER SPRING, Maryland — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s decade-old ban on military-style firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons. A majority of 4th U.S. Circuit ...

The 4th Circuit found Maryland's ban on assault-style weapons, such as the AR-15, constitutional. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 87°F. Tuesday, July 1st 2025 ...

Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban Three conservative justices publicly noted their disagreement, and a fourth said he is skeptical that such bans are constitutional.

Congress allowed a national assault weapons ban to expire in 2004. Gun rights groups argue that banning the popular weapons violates people’s Second Amendment rights.

SILVER SPRING, Maryland — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s decade-old ban on military-style firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons. A majority of 4th U.S. Circuit ...

Congress allowed a national assault weapons ban to expire in 2004. Attorneys for Maryland contend the guns aren’t protected by the Constitution because they’re similar to military-grade weapons.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A split Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a state ban on assault weapons, semiautomatic rifles that are popular among gun owners and that have also been ...