The Supreme Court could overturn state bans on semiautomatic rifles that would invalidate laws in a dozen states, including ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's assault weapons ban is on hold after a Washington County judge temporarily blocked the law while the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear similar gun restriction cases out of ...

Modern semiautomatic firearms are flying off the shelves in Colorado in the days before a new “permit to purchase” scheme ...

A federal appeals court panel has ruled that Illinois' ban on AR-15-style rifles and certain magazines violates the Second ...

Various and often conflicting judicial rulings on AR-15s tees up this critical constitutional issue for the U.S. Supreme ...

After loosening a restrictive test for gun regulations 2 years ago, the Supreme Court moved back to the right this term. A ...

On May 30, 1990, New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio signed a ban on assault weapons into law, making good on one of his campaign promises and giving New Jersey some of the strictest gun regulations in the ...

A bid to strike Massachusetts's "assault weapons" ban was denied by the 1st Circuit, months ahead of the Supreme Court weighing in on the issue.

The next phase of the legal battle over presidential power is taking shape as the Supreme Court’s decision in Slaughter ripples through the federal government’s historically ...

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A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey's bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds are unconstitutional. This is the first time a federal appeals court has ...