They used intermediate scrutiny.
Per the ruling:
The court’s majority opinion states clearly that “assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...f_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.bccb1ffd091a
Per the ruling:
The court’s majority opinion states clearly that “assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...f_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.bccb1ffd091a
Appeals court upholds Maryland ban on semiautomatic, military style guns
By Ann E. Marimow February 21 at 3:12 PM
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic guns with certain military-style features that the state passed after the 2012 mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school.
The 10-to-4 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit vacates an earlier three-judge panel decision that cast doubt on the constitutionality of the ban that is similar to laws in California, Connecticut and New Jersey.
The court’s majority opinion states clearly that “assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment.”