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<blockquote data-quote="RETOKSQUID" data-source="post: 2960444" data-attributes="member: 8681"><p><a href="http://news/maryland/politics/bs-md-assault-rifle-ban-ruling-20170221-story.html" target="_blank">news/maryland/politics/bs-md-assault-rifle-ban-ruling-20170221-story.html</a></p><p></p><p>A federal appeals court upheld Maryland's ban on assault rifles, concluding that the powerful military-style guns outlawed by the measure are not entitled to protection under the Second Amendment. </p><p></p><p>The 10-4 ruling, issued by the entire Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, reverses a decision by a smaller panel of judges from the court last year <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-court-guns-20160204-story.html" target="_blank">that called the law's constitutionality into question</a>.</p><p></p><p>The bill was steered through the <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/politics-government/maryland-general-assembly-ORGOV0000193-topic.html" target="_blank">Maryland Senate</a> in 2013 by then-Sen. <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/politics-government/brian-frosh-PEPLT002236-topic.html" target="_blank">Brian E. Frosh</a> in the wake of the deadly <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/crime-law-justice/crime/shootings/sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting-EVCAL00028-topic.html" target="_blank">shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School</a> in Connecticut. Since elected as the state's attorney general, he has defended the law in court.</p><p></p><p>Frosh, a Democrat, called the dual role gratifying and said he was very happy with the ruling</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RETOKSQUID, post: 2960444, member: 8681"] [URL='http://news/maryland/politics/bs-md-assault-rifle-ban-ruling-20170221-story.html']news/maryland/politics/bs-md-assault-rifle-ban-ruling-20170221-story.html[/URL] A federal appeals court upheld Maryland's ban on assault rifles, concluding that the powerful military-style guns outlawed by the measure are not entitled to protection under the Second Amendment. The 10-4 ruling, issued by the entire Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, reverses a decision by a smaller panel of judges from the court last year [URL='http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-court-guns-20160204-story.html']that called the law's constitutionality into question[/URL]. The bill was steered through the [URL='http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/politics-government/maryland-general-assembly-ORGOV0000193-topic.html']Maryland Senate[/URL] in 2013 by then-Sen. [URL='http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/politics-government/brian-frosh-PEPLT002236-topic.html']Brian E. Frosh[/URL] in the wake of the deadly [URL='http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/crime-law-justice/crime/shootings/sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting-EVCAL00028-topic.html']shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School[/URL] in Connecticut. Since elected as the state's attorney general, he has defended the law in court. Frosh, a Democrat, called the dual role gratifying and said he was very happy with the ruling [/QUOTE]
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