AR-15 Bans Reviewed
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to state assault-weapon bans.
June 30, 2026 · Updated Jun 30, 8:40pm ET
Los Angeles TimesSupreme Court will decide a gun-rights challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons
CBS NewsSupreme Court takes up challenges to AR-15 bans
TownhallSupreme Court to Hear Challenge to Assault Weapon Bans
The GuardianUS supreme court agrees to hear challenges to assault-weapons bans
Chicago Sun-TimesU.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Cook County assault weapons ban
Washington TimesSupreme Court to decide whether states can ban AR-15 rifles
Associated PressSupreme Court will consider whether laws known as assault weapons bans violate the Second Amendment
RedStateBig: Assault Weapon Bans Now Headed to SCOTUS
NBC NewsSupreme Court agrees to hear challenge to assault weapon bans
Daily SignalSupreme Court to Decide Fate of State and Local Gun Bans
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What happened
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Second Amendment protects ownership of AR-15-style rifles and similar semiautomatic firearms, taking up challenges to assault-weapons bans in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois. The cases put a major gun-rights question before a 6-3 conservative court that has expanded Second Amendment protections in recent years. A ruling could reshape laws in Democratic-led states, including California and Illinois, that restrict or prohibit semiautomatic rifles often cited in mass shootings. The justices will hear the cases in the next term, setting up one of the court’s most consequential firearms disputes since its recent gun-rights decisions.