WASHINGTON — A closely divided Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a 2nd Amendment challenge to the bans on semiautomatic rifles in Maryland, California and eight other blue states.

At the center of the case was a firearm that seemed designed to provoke: an AR-15-style rifle named the “NFA Whore, Whore-16.” It had a switch that allowed its user to select between three mod ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A split Supreme Court on Monday rejected a pair of gun rights cases, though one conservative ... because they’re similar to military-grade weapons. The law bans dozens ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A split Supreme Court on Monday rejected a pair of gun rights cases, though one conservative ... because they’re similar to military-grade weapons. The law bans dozens ...

The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun rights cases Monday, leaving in place Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic military-style rifles and Rhode Island’s restrictions on large ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A split Supreme Court on Monday rejected a pair of gun rights cases, though one conservative ... because they’re similar to military-grade weapons. The law bans dozens ...