Supreme Court’s Potential Ruling on AR-15 Legality

On Tuesday, an interview was released featuring Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights. Dhillon suggested that the Supreme Court may rule that the AR-15 is “legal across America.”

If such a decision is made, it could effectively nullify “assault weapons” bans currently in place in various blue states and cities throughout the country.

During the discussion, Dhillon addressed the Justice Department’s lawsuit regarding Denver’s ban on several popular semi-automatic rifles. She highlighted, “The Constitution is not a proposal, and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right. Denver’s prohibition on semiautomatic rifles in public ownership infringes directly on the right to bear arms. The Department of Justice will strongly defend the rights of law-abiding citizens.”

Continuing her argument, she remarked:

I think that banning AR-15s seems like low-hanging fruit. The Supreme Court previously ruled 9-0 in the Smith & Wesson case that the AR-15 is the most widely owned and used rifle in the country. When you consider this alongside the decisions in Bruen and Heller, which pertain to firearms commonly utilized by law-abiding citizens, it leads to a pretty clear conclusion: the AR-15 is likely legal nationwide.

Breitbart News pointed out that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Denver’s ammunition magazine ban on Tuesday and followed up with a lawsuit against Colorado’s ban the next day.

The Colorado Democratic Party enacted a ban on magazines carrying more than 15 rounds back in 2013. The Justice Department also intends to challenge terms such as “standard capacity” and “constitutionally protected” magazines.