Supreme Court Declines To Consider Blue State AR-15 Ban For Now

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

The Supreme Court declined Monday to consider a challenge to Maryland’s ban on AR–15 rifles. Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas indicated they would have taken the case, according to the court’s…

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