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24 states urge Supreme Court to take up assault rifle ban case

by Chris Eger

Just under half the attorneys general in the country have signed on to support a challenge to an Illinois city's arbitrary ban on certain guns.

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State lawmaker seeks to open door for local assault weapon bans

by Chris Eger

Just weeks after a federal appeals court upheld a city ordinance that prohibits firearms deemed to be assault weapons; an Illinois lawmaker is seeking the same allowance for other municipalities in the Land of Lincoln.

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Federal court upholds magazine, assault weapon ban citing feel-good reasons

by Chris Eger

The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday handed down an opinion by a 2-1 majority of three-judge panel that the controversial ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines in Highland Park, Illinois was constitutional.

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Read the ruling from a federal court that upholds Highland Park’s assault weapon and magazine ban

by Chris Eger

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an opinion Monday by a 2-1 majority of a three-judge panel that the controversial ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines in Highland Park, Illinois, is constitutional

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