The Supreme Court’s duty is to uphold the Constitution, and if it ruled in a way that infringed the Second Amendment’s clear guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms, it would exceed its authority and risk undermining its own legitimacy.
The Supreme Court will soon consider whether to take up dozens of Second Amendment cases. The justices have relisted more than 60 challenges to the federal ban on firearm possession by people with felony convictions.
Other petitions ask the court to review bans on AR-15–style rifles, including a law in Cook County, Illinois, and limits on high-capacity magazines in California and Washington.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh previously signaled openness to revisiting assault-weapons bans.
By David Wilson

