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21 states join Supreme Court challenge to Maryland ‘assault weapon’ law

by Chris Eger

Attorneys general from over 20 states joined a long-simmering challenge against Maryland’s 2013 Firearms Safety Act, now at the nation’s highest court.

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Maryland ‘assault weapon’ ban appealed to U.S. Supreme Court

by Chris Eger

A long-simmering challenge against Maryland’s 2013 Firearms Safety Act has been appealed to the nation's highest court.

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Court stands behind Maryland’s ‘assault weapon’ ban

by Chris Eger

A 10-4 panel of the U.S. 4th Circuit on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s 2013 Firearms Safety Act, stating the Second Amendment doesn't protect a right to "weapons of war."

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Maryland’s ‘assault weapon’ ban debated in federal appeals court

by Chris Eger

The long-running challenge to Maryland's 2013 Firearms Safety Act was heard by the full federal appeals court of the U.S. Fourth Circuit on Wednesday.

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Federal court agrees to rehear Maryland assault weapon ban challenge

by Chris Eger

Just a month after riddling an earlier decision and sending it back down to a lower court to rehear, the U.S. Fourth Circuit has voted to do the job themselves.

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Maryland’s assault weapon ban gets riddled on appeal

by Chris Eger

Citing the ban violated the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court has kicked a decision upholding the prohibition back to a lower court.

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Federal judge upholds Maryland’s ban on ARs; Calls them ‘dangerous and unusual’

by Chris Eger

In upholding Maryland's strict new gun control laws, a federal judge on Tuesday ruled that AR-15 style rifles and others "fall outside Second Amendment protection as dangerous and unusual arms"

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