However, state officials argue that the purchase and use of these guns threaten public safety. But how will the lifting of this ban affect you?

Maryland had also cited the need for public safety in defense of the ban. Still, with gun advocate groups making a solid case that the ban was unnecessary, the Supreme Court agreed due to it, going against the Second Amendment.

Any sort of ban on guns can be seen as an infringement of this right. While some people would be entirely in favor of this ban due to safety concerns, others don’t want their rights being taken away and will continue to fight them.

In a ruling by a federal court judge, the ban on AR-15s has been deemed unconstitutional, primarily due to the 2022 Bruen decision that expanded gun rights.

However, gun rights activists and New Jersey officials want to appeal the decision, so the ruling has been paused for 30 days to give both parties the chance to get the right legal advice.

There have been bans on assault weapons in the Garden State since the early 1990s. However, gun advocate groups have been trying their hardest to overturn these decisions due to disagreeing with them. 

The groups have also said that they are going to continue to fight on this issue until all gun bans have been lifted throughout the U.S., according to the president of the Firearms Policy Coalition.

The AR-15 was designed for warfare, inflicts mass injuries and is the primary weapon of choice when an individual or group of people intend to carry out a mass shooting, resulting in the deaths of many individuals across the U.S. 

However, Judge Sheridan did point out that he believes more needs to be done when it comes to gun laws, as mass shootings regularly affect the U.S. He believes that Congress and the President need to do more to prevent this from happening.

Now that he is out of the running, it is unknown whether Kamala Harris plans to carry over this promise. If she does and ends up becoming President, this could mean a complete ban on AR-15s nationwide.

One particularly harrowing mass shooting was the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, where 20 children and six adults were killed by a shooter using an AR-15. As these are classed as an assault weapon, many people are keen for them to be banned for good.

While some state governments are anti-gun and want to impose some bans, this issue goes far beyond the state level. More needs to be done at a national level to examine how the Constitution can still be upheld while maintaining public safety to keep both sides happy.