Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Maryland’s AR-15 Rifle Ban

The Supreme Court refused on May 20 to take up a challenge to Maryland’s law that bans so-called assault weapons such as the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle. The ruling leaves the prohibition against such weapons in place in the state for the time being. Litigation over the Maryland law is continuing and the matter could find its way to the Supreme Court again in the future. The case comes after the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen in 2022 that there is a constitutional right to bear firearms in public for self-defense. The court also held that gun restrictions must be deeply rooted in U.S. history if they are to survive constitutional scrutiny....