Gun Laws to Face Fourth Circuit in Trio of Post-Bruen Tests

A trio of Second Amendment cases this week will offer a look at how federal appellate judges are navigating gun regulations in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision, giving courts new guidance in gun-rights cases.

All of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit judges will hear challenges on Wednesday to Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic weapons, as well as a federal bar on guns without serial numbers. On Thursday, the full court will hear a challenge to Maryland’s handgun license requirements.

The flurry of en banc arguments — where all 14 ...