Florida Supreme Court rules against assault weapons ban amendment

By Washington Examiner

Published June 5, 2020 12:00pm ET

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Florida Supreme Court rules against assault weapons ban amendment — Supreme Court justices rejected Kolbe v. Hogan, involving petitioners questioning the constitutionality of Maryland's assault weapons ban and whether semiautomatic rifles and magazines were excluded from Second Amendment protection under previous precedent from the high court. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) | Jae C. Hong

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday knocked a proposed constitutional amendment to ban possession of “assault-style weapons” from a prospective berth on the 2022 ballot.

In a 4-1 decision, the court ruled Ban Assault Weapons NOW’s 75-word ballot summary “affirmatively misleads voters” by contradicting broader text in the proposed amendment.

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