re: No Federal Appeals Court Has Held Assault-type Weapons are 2A Protected.

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You’re an embarrassment to the state of Texas.

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Nuns have guns under their habits in Texas.

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weapons that are most useful in military service — M-16 rifles and the like — may be banned

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What can an M-16 do that AR-15 can't? I'll even give you a hint: There are two correct answers.

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No Federal Appeals Court Has Held Assault-type Weapons are 2A Protected

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That's because 'assault weapon' is an oxymoron, moron...

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Where in the constitution does it limit the First Amendment right of free speech?

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So you agree on limiting all Constitutional freedoms?

I only have one question. Who is going to come take anything, firearm or other wise, that I own?

And no Supreme Court has said they're not.

To further clarify my improper use of the description "Assault-type weapons" in the OP, the Maryland statute provided:

The FSA provides that a person may neither “transport an assault weapon into the State” nor “possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, or receive an assault weapon.” See Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 4-303(a).

The banned assault weapons include “assault long gun[s]” and “copycat weapon[s].” Id. § 4-301(d).

The FSA defines an assault long gun as a rifle or shotgun “listed under § 5-101(r)(2) of the Public Safety Article,” including the “Colt AR-15,” “Bushmaster semi-auto rifle,” and “AK-47 in all forms.” See Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 4-301(b); Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-101(r)(2).

The list of prohibited rifles and shotguns in Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 4-301(b)consists of “specific assault weapons or their copies, regardless of which company produced and manufactured that assault weapon.”

See Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-101(r)(2) (emphasis added).1

1 The rifles and shotguns specifically identified as banned in section 5-101(r)(2) — mostly semiautomatic rifles — are as follows:

(i) American Arms Spectre da Semiautomatic carbine; (ii) AK-47 in all forms; (iii) Algimec AGM-1 type semi-auto; (iv) AR 100 type semi-auto; (v) AR 180 type semi-auto; (vi) Argentine L.S.R. semi-auto; (vii) Australian Automatic Arms SAR type semi-auto; (viii) Auto-Ordnance Thompson M1 and 1927 semi-automatics; (ix) Barrett light .50 cal. semi-auto; (x) Beretta AR70 type semi-auto; (xi) Bushmaster semi-auto rifle; (xii) Calico models M-100 and M-900; (xiii) CIS SR 88 type semi-auto; (xiv) Claridge HI TEC C-9 carbines; (xv) Colt AR-15, CAR-15, and all imitations except Colt AR-15 Sporter H-BAR rifle; (xvi) Daewoo MAX 1 and MAX 2, aka AR 100, 110C, K-1, and K-2; (xvii) Dragunov Chinese made semi-auto; (xviii) Famas semi-auto (.223 caliber); (xix) Feather AT-9 semi-auto; (xx) FN LAR and FN FAL assault rifle; (xxi) FNC semi-auto type carbine; (xxii) F.I.E./Franchi LAW 12 and SPAS 12 assault shotgun; (xxiii) Steyr-AUG-SA semi-auto; (xxiv) Galil models AR and ARM semi-auto; (xxv) Heckler and Koch HK-91 A3, HK-93 A2, HK-94 A2 and A3; (xxvi) Holmes model 88 shotgun; (xxvii) Avtomat Kalashnikov semiautomatic rifle in any format; (xxviii) Manchester Arms “Commando” MK-45, MK-9; (xxix) Mandell TAC-1 semi-auto carbine; (xxx) Mossberg model 500 Bullpup assault shotgun; (xxxi) Sterling Mark 6; (xxxii) P.A.W.S. carbine; (xxxiii) Ruger mini-14 folding stock model (.223 caliber); (xxxiv) SIG 550/551 assault rifle (.223 caliber); (xxxv) SKS with detachable magazine; (xxxvi) AP-74 Commando type semi-auto; (xxxvii) Springfield Armory BM-59, SAR-48, G3, SAR-3, M-21 sniper rifle, M1A, excluding the M1 Garand; (xxxviii) Street sweeper assault type shotgun; (xxxix) Striker 12 assault shotgun in all formats; (xl) Unique F11 semi-auto type; (xli) Daewoo USAS 12semi-auto shotgun; (xlii) UZI 9mm carbine or rifle; (xliii) Valmet M-76 and M-78 semi-auto; (xliv) Weaver Arms “Nighthawk” semi-auto carbine; or (xlv) Wilkinson Arms 9mm semi-auto “Terry.”

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Ruger mini-14 folding stock model (.223 caliber)

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But not the fixed stock model. This tells me all I need to know.



ETA: You ever going to answer my question about the M-16 vs. the AR-15?

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And no Supreme Court has said they're not.

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The Supreme Court in November 2017 declined to review the 4th Circuit decision cited in the OP.

My kitchen drawer is FULL of assault weapons. Guess I'll have to start eating with my hands. Wait, I'm a seventh degree black belt...........gotta cut off my hands and feet.