The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to step back from two critical cases involving the Second Amendment, leaving many gun owners and constitutionalists frustrated. On Tuesday, the Court declined to hear an appeal challenging Delaware’s sweeping ban on so-called “assault-style” rifles and large-capacity magazines. Justices also refused to take up a case involving Maryland’s restrictive handgun licensing law.
By doing so, the Court avoided weighing in on two major battles at the center of America’s ongoing debate over gun rights and government restrictions.
A coalition of gun owners and rights organizations had urged the justices to overturn Delaware’s firearm ban, which outlaws popular rifles such as the AR-15 and magazines capable of holding more than 17 rounds. But the Court rejected their appeal after lower courts refused to block the law with an injunction.
Corporate media outlets like Reuters rushed to note that firearms targeted by the ban have been used in high-profile shootings. Yet FBI statistics show a different reality: the overwhelming majority of gun-related homicides involve handguns, not rifles.
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