City of Naperville ‘Asked’ To Defend its ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban by US Supreme Court

In a longshot appeal to the US Supreme Court, Naperville, Illinois gun shop owner Robert Bevis sought a preliminary injunction against that city’s ban on the sale of popular self-defense firearms and the magazines that feed them. Both the district court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied requests for an injunction. Justice Amy … Read more

You Make the Call: Is Maryland’s AG Ignorant or Dishonest on ‘Assault Weapons’?

By Rob Morse Maryland’s Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a recent amicus brief with the US Supreme Court justifying the state’s ban of modern sporting rifles because those weapons have sometimes been used to commit mass murder. The ban is being challenged in Bianch v. Frosh a case seeking cert by the high court. As … Read more

Firearms Policy Coalition Ask Supreme Court to Strike Down Maryland’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) is asking the United States Supreme Court to strike down Maryland’s unconstitutional ban on so-called “assault weapons” in a petition filed today. FPC’s petition seeks to have the Court overrule a misguided Fourth Circuit decision that held common semi-automatic firearms like the AR-15 rifle … Read more