Supreme Court refused to hear a gun-rights claim that could have struck down California's ban on rapid-fire assault rifles.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down 2nd Amendment challenge to state laws in Illinois that prohibited the sale of rapid-fire assault weapons. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. dissented. Had the court granted the appeals, it would have threatened California's long-standing ban of most rapid-fire assault rifles as well. Thomas said the court refused to hear the appeals now because the cases are still pending in the lower courts.
' When the Supreme Court first upheld individual gun rights in 2008, Justice Antonin Scalia said the 2nd Amendment protects firearms that are 'in common use' but not 'dangerous and unusual weapons.' Those comments shape the current debate. Gun-rights advocates say semi-automatic rifles and handguns are in common use. They are among the most popular weapons in this country, they say, and may be used for self-defense and target shooting.
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