New York Assault-Weapons Ban Draws Suit by Gun-Rights Group (1)

A gun-rights group sued to overturn New York’s assault-weapons ban, less than a month after the US Supreme Court struck down a related state law that limited who could carry a handgun in public.

The assault-weapons ban violates the Second Amendment by preventing New York residents from buying common semiautomatic firearms like AR-15 rifles that are ideal for defending one’s home, the Firearms Policy Coalition said in a complaint filed Tuesday in federal court in Central Islip, New York.

“AR-15 rifles are among the most popular firearms in the nation, and they are owned by millions of Americans,” the Sacramento-based ...