The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by a group of gun rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines under the Second Amendment.
The decision, a major win for gun safety advocates, leaves in place a ruling by the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals which ruled that the state may constitutionally prohibit sale and possession of the weapons.
The state legislation, enacted in 2013 after the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, specifically targets the AR-15 – the most popular rifle in America with 20-30 million in circulation. They are legal in 41 of the 50 states.
Are you sure cars are easier to access? You need to be licensed to operate a car in public.
And it’s generally illegal to operate a gun in public…
Well, it’s strictly illegal to operate a gun in public — and if we’re talking about places that don’t have open carry, it takes considerably longer to get your concealed carry and a lot more training.
Not to mention, you can pretty much bet that everyone around you has access to a car in the U.S. . The memes might make you think that every single American has firearms but the reality is that they don’t.
They’re arguing with an imaginary person and reciting talking points. I’m not sure they understand that I like guns, but understand that we need to control access to them.