Gun laws to be tested at U.S. Supreme Court

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to revisit its gun law precedent in the upcoming term as it deals with cases on assault weapons bans.

The nation’s highest court took up Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, cases out of Illinois and Connecticut, respectively, that deal with challenges to assault weapons bans.

Gun law analysts said the court will have the opportunity to address how its 2022 decision in Bruen v. New York Rifle and Pistol Association will play out in states that propose bans on gun possession.

In Bruen, the high court ruled in favor of two concealed carry permit holders to maintain their weapons. The case overturned a New York law that required individuals to show a special need of self-protection to possess a firearm in public.

In the Bruen case, the court ruled governments must produce historical analogues on firearm place restrictions to justify depriving individuals of Second Amendment rights.

The 2022 decision was seen as exten...