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Clarence Thomas blasts Supreme Court for punting on legality of AR-15 ban

Justice Clarence Thomas blasted the Supreme Court on Monday for declining to take up a case challenging Maryland’s law banning “assault weapons,” which specifically targets the AR-15 firearm. The high court denied a petition to hear a case brought by a pro-gun group to overturn a 2013 Maryland law that outlawed various semiautomatic firearms, labeling them illegal “assault weapons.” A lower appeals court ruled 10-5 to uphold the law, which will remain in effect...