Grant v. Higgins: What SCOTUS Cert Means for AR-15 Bans
Grant v. Higgins: What SCOTUS Cert Means for AR-15 Bans. Supreme Court grants certiorari in Grant v. Higgins, merging Connecticut's assault weapons ban challenge with Illinois case. What the decision means for semi { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/gun_guru#person", "name": "Gun Guru", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/gun_guru", "description": "Gun Guru is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/58d66f2f-06ea-4f36-97bf-45035316660a.jpg" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/grant-v-higgins-scotus-cert-ar15-bans#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/grant-v-higgins-scotus-cert-ar15-bans" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/grant-v-higgins-scotus-cert-ar15-bans", "headline": "Grant v. Higgins: What SCOTUS Cert Means for AR-15 Bans", "name": "Grant v. Higgins: What SCOTUS Cert Means for AR-15 Bans", "description": "Supreme Court grants certiorari in Grant v. Higgins, merging Connecticut's assault weapons ban challenge with Illinois case. What the decision means for semi", "articleSection": "Culture & News", "articleBody": "Grant v. Higgins is the Second Amendment case in which the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari on June 30 to review Connecticut's ban on so-called \"assault weapons\" — and merged it with a parallel Illinois challenge out of the Chicago area. As Josh, Michelle, and Todd broke down on the 2A Roundtable podcast from the Gun Guru channel on Greyhive, the cert grant means the highest court in the country will finally rule on whether states can ban the most popular rifle in America. The case was originally filed as Grant v. Lamont (and referenced as Grant v. Rella at an earlier stage) with plaintiff Eddie Grant at the center. According to the hosts, the Connecticut Citizens Defense League (CCDL) found the plaintiff and launched the fight alongside the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), with attorney Cameron — known as \"Spectrum Cowboy\" — crafting the petition the Court reportedly called one of the strongest it had seen. For Connecticut gun owners, the stakes are direct: this is the first time the Court will weigh in on the constitutionality of laws restricting semi-automatic rifles, and the ruling could reach far beyond state lines. Key Takeaways SCOTUS granted cert in Grant v. Higgins on June 30, merging Connecticut's assault weapons ban challenge with an Illinois Cook County–area case represented by the same law firm. The core legal question is whether the AR-15 — the most popular rifle in Americ…