A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons ...

The U.S. Supreme Court indicated yesterday it would hear arguments possibly later this year over Cook County’s ban on so-called assault weapons and a similar law in Connecticut, a precursor to what ...

The move comes as the U.S. Supreme Court sets up another key Second Amendment case on assault weapons for its next term.

Gun rights advocates are closely watching the Supreme Court after the justices agreed to hear a challenge to Cook County, Illinois' assault weapons ban.

Virginia's new assault weapons ban is set to take effect Wednesday, but two court injunctions have thrown enforcement into ...

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear a Second Amendment challenge to the gun laws in Connecticut and Cook ...

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Virginia on Wednesday over a proposed “assault weapons” ban signed by Gov.

The justices said they will hear appeals challenging bans on the AR-15 and similar semiautomatic firearms in Connecticut and ...

The justices announced on Tuesday that they will review appeals challenging assault weapon bans in Connecticut and Cook ...

The case could settle the long-simmering issue of whether the Second Amendment covers commonly owned but politically disfavored rifles.

The lawsuits accuse the states of unconstitutionally banning assault weapons and pistols that can be easily modified into machine guns.