August 22, 2025
The Second Circuit on Friday refused to temporarily block Connecticut's restrictions on AR-15-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, saying the National Association for Gun Rights and individual permit holders were unlikely to mount successful Second Amendment challenges to laws passed shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
October 16, 2024
A Second Circuit panel put the phrase "dangerous and unusual" under a microscope Wednesday as three judges considered dual challenges to Connecticut's post-Sandy Hook bans on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines, working to parse out whether the state's restrictions are allowed under U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
October 26, 2023
Depositions that give details about firearms owned by plaintiffs in a federal suit to overturn Connecticut's ban on AR-15 semi-automatic rifles and similar weapons can't be confidential, a federal judge has ruled, calling the information "subject to a strong presumption of public access."