4th Circuit upholds Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons

A federal appeals court upheld Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons Tuesday in an opinion that found regulating “excessively dangerous weapons,” including the AR-15, compatible with the Second Amendment.

The judges of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 10-5 to affirm a lower court decision upholding the ban. The full 4th Circuit heard the case in March.

The Firearms Policy Coalition, an organization that helped bring the lawsuit over Maryland’s ban, vowed to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. This is the first time the justices have considered taking...