BALTIMORE — It’s not clear if the Supreme Court’s decision to deny two gun cases, including a challenge to a Maryland ban on AR-15s, a semi-automatic rifle, will influence how other gun cases are determined. However, gun owners say the split-court’s case rejection reflects skepticism from some justices that the ban is constitutional.

“Four members of the Court, including Justice Kavanaugh, have made clear that the Fourth Circuit incorrectly decided the case,” said Mark Pennak, president of Maryland Shall Issue, a group advocating for gun owner rights expansion. In his view, the court’s rejection only “temporarily” allows the ban to hold. “Once the Court grants review of the issue, the decision in that case will be controlling precedent in MD and elsewhere. If plaintiffs win on this issue

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