Sandy Hook families urge Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles

Relatives whose loved ones were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are making an impassioned plea to the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on certain semiautomatic rifles, citing the high body counts and devastating injuries the weapons can inflict.

Sandy Hook families urge Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles

TL;DR

  • Sandy Hook victims' families are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • They are asking the court to uphold state and local bans on certain semiautomatic rifles.
  • The families highlight the high body counts and devastating injuries these weapons can inflict.