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The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 14, 2022.
Associated Press

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST in more than a decade, including several high-pro-
and ALANNA DURKIN RICH- the ruling could dramati- file killings carried out by
ER cally reshape gun laws in suspects who purchased
Associated Press the U.S. even as a series their guns legally.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The of horrific mass shootings And given the sheer
Supreme Court ruling ex- pushes the issue back into number of cases now work-
panding gun rights threat- the headlines. ing through the courts, a
ens to upend firearms re- "The gun rights movement lot more time will be spent
strictions across the country has been given a weapon in courtrooms no matter
as activists wage court bat- of mass destruction, and who wins. “We will see a lot
tles over everything from it will annihilate approxi- of tax dollars and govern-
bans on AR-15-style guns to mately 75% of the gun laws ment resources that should
age limits. eventually," said Evan Nap- be used to stop gun crime
The decision handed down pen, a New Jersey gun being used to defend
in June already has led one rights attorney. gun laws that are lifesav-
judge to temporarily block The court battles come as ing and wildly popular,”
a Colorado town from en- the Biden administration said Jonathan Lowry, chief
forcing a ban on the sale and police departments counsel and vice president
and possession of certain across the U.S. struggle to at Brady, the gun control
semi-automatic weapons. combat a surge in violent group. Page 7
The first major gun decision crime and mass shootings, Continued on next page