Five families whose loved ones were killed during a deadly police campaign have sued the former Venezuelan leader in U.S. court in Brooklyn.

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The lawsuit argues that new federal rules went beyond what Congress enacted and broke from guidance that the federal government previewed to states.

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Two cases to be heard in the fall challenge legality of state and local bans on the weapons, which are popular with gun owners and have been used in mass shootings.

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