Second Amendment Roundup: Cert denied in rifle and magazine ban cases.

After fifteen re-listings, on June 2 the Supreme Court denied cert in Snope v. Brown , which concerns Maryland's ban on semiautomatic rifles, and Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island , which concerns Rhode Island's magazine ban. I previously discussed these cases here .

Cert denial in Ocean State was more predictable, even though Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have granted the petition, as it sought review of denial of a preliminary injunction. But in Snope (styled Bianchi v. Brown in the 4th Circuit) – which has a final judgment based on a full record –Justices Alito and Gorsuch are listed as having been in the "would have granted" category, with Justice Thomas writing a dissent from denial. The big news is that Justice Kavanaugh issued a statement in Snope concluding that "th