New Jersey Attorney General Takes AR-15 Ban Fight to Supreme Court Ahead of December Showdown
New Jersey, Political Crime and Corruption, Politics New Jersey is leading a multistate effort to defend restrictions on AR-15-style rifles as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear two major Second Amendment cases that could affect gun laws nationwide. According to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, the filing supports Cook County, Illinois, and Connecticut as the justices consider whether restrictions on certain semiautomatic firearms violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. A ruling is expected before the Supreme Court’s current term concludes next summer. Davenport and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell are leading the coalition, which argues that governments have historically maintained authority to regulate weapons considered unusually dangerous. Their filing contends that restrictions on AR-15 and AK-47-style rifles are consistent with the nation’s…