A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s ban on assault weapons, with impassioned majority and dissenting opinions that sparred over how recent Supreme Court gun rights precedents should apply to the case.

A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland’s decade-old ban on military-style firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons.

Fourth Circuit appeals court says law banning assault-style weapons comports with Second Amendment and Supreme Court precedent on legal use for self-defense.