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Big: Assault Weapon Bans Now Headed to SCOTUS
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Fark
· Jul 3, 2026
Let's get things clear: July 4th celebratory gunfire will get you arrested. "Obvious", "Florida" and "PSA" tags are already buying ammo [Murica]
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Los Angeles Times
· Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court will decide a gun-rights challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons
California's long-standing ban on semiautomatic assault rifles could be struck down by the Supreme Court.
AllSides
· Jul 1, 2026
Death by firing squad: archaic method on the rise in US as Idaho opens new execution chamber
The tangled path of US capital punishment takes a new turn on Wednesday as Idaho becomes the first state to adopt the firing squad as its primary form of execution, embracing the brutal killing technique even as concerns grow that it can inflict excruciating pain and suffering. The state's department of corrections (IDOC) says it has met its deadline, set by the legislature, to have its death chamber at a maximum security prison south of Boise retrofitted and open for business by 1 July. It has spent more than 1m in the venture, including 24,000 on a rack of AR-style, .308-caliber, scoped rifles that will be wielded by volunteer marksmen...
NBC News
· Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to assault weapon bans
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether states and local governments can ban semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15, which are popular among gun enthusiasts but have also been used in high-profile mass shootings.
Conservative Review
· Jul 1, 2026
SCOTUS Will Decide Constitutionality Of So-Called ‘Assault Weapons’ Bans
In their appeal, the plaintiffs argue that 'the very term assault weapon is a political slogan masquerading as a meaningful designation.'
Law Enforcement Today
· Jul 11, 2026
NSSF Fires Back After Appeals Court Upholds Illinois Gun Ban
A federal appeals court just handed gun rights advocates a major setback in the fight over America’s most popular rifle but the battle is far from over. NSSF says the next stop could be the Supreme Court.
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Related coverage for "Big: Assault Weapon Bans Now Headed to SCOTUS": Fark — Let's get things clear: July 4th celebratory gunfire will get you arrested. "Obvious", "Florida" and "PSA" tags are already buying ammo [Murica]. Los Angeles Times — Supreme Court will decide a gun-rights challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons. AllSides — Death by firing squad: archaic method on the rise in US as Idaho opens new execution chamber. NBC News — Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to assault weapon bans. Conservative Review — SCOTUS Will Decide Constitutionality Of So-Called ‘Assault Weapons’ Bans. Law Enforcement Today — NSSF Fires Back After Appeals Court Upholds Illinois Gun Ban