The Supreme Court on June 6 turned away a legal challenge targeting the District of Columbia’s ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
The court denied the petition in Hanson v. District of Columbia in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision.
The District enacted the Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 2008 after the Supreme Court invalidated the city’s sweeping restrictions on gun ownership in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008). In Heller, the nation’s highest court determined that individuals have a right to possess firearms for lawful purposes, including self-defense at home….