SCOTUS Ready to Throw in Towel on ‘Assault Rifles’?

The Supreme Court of the United States may have signaled in an unrelated case that they’re getting close to ruling that so-called “assault rifles” such as AR-15s may be legally possessed by law-abiding Americans for lawful purposes.

Earlier this month the court ruled in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Mexico that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) bars Mexico from suing lawful gunmakers for the sale of weapons to Mexican gun traffickers, absent proof that the gunmakers aided and abetted in such sales.

Not only was the decision unanimous, 9-0, but Justice Elena Kagan, one of the court’s three liberal members, delivered the opinion.

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