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AR-15 platform rifles
Coverage of AR-15 platform rifles in the Nexus archive.
U.S. Supreme Courtorganization1Cook Countyplace1Connecticutplace1Second Amendmenttopic1Fourteenth Amendmenttopic1New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruentopic1Clarence Thomasperson1Illinoisplace1JB Pritzkerperson1Highland Park parade shootingtopic1Harmeet Dhillonperson17th U.S. Circuit Court of Appealsorganization1
- U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Cook County assault weapons ban
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to Cook County’s assault weapons ban, which prohibits possession of firearms like AR-15s. The case, consolidated with a similar challenge from Connecticut, will determine whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to own such rifles. The decision follows the 2022 Bruen ruling, which established a framework for evaluating gun laws based on historical tradition of firearm regulation.