Circuit Split: Federal Court Upholds Massachusetts Semi-Auto Ban

By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A federal appeals court panel has upheld the ban on so-called “assault weapons” in Massachusetts, setting up a split between the appellate courts as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear arguments in challenges to similar bans in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois. A three-judge panel of the First U.S. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A federal appeals court panel has upheld the ban on so-called “assault weapons” in Massachusetts, setting up a split between the appellate courts as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear arguments in challenges to similar bans in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois. A three-judge panel of the First U.S. …