Dossier
Semiautomatic rifles
Coverage of Semiautomatic rifles in the Nexus archive.
- Supreme Court will consider whether laws called assault weapons bans violate the Second Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court will review cases challenging bans on semiautomatic rifles, including AR-15s, in the Chicago area and Connecticut, determining if such laws violate the Second Amendment.
- Supreme Court will consider striking down assault weapons bans in Chicago-area, Connecticut
The Supreme Court will review whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often termed assault weapons, in the Chicago-area and Connecticut violate the Second Amendment. The Court, which has previously expanded gun rights, is considering the constitutionality of these restrictions.