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Illinois Bans Assault Weapons, Court Upholds | Durham News
A federal appeals court has upheld Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, rejecting claims it violates the Second Amendment and affirming that regulating such firearms aligns with historical gun control traditions. The ruling, which reverses a lower court decision, cites evidence linking assault weapons and large-capacity magazines to mass shootings and reverses a previous ruling that deemed the law unconstitutional. Governor JB Pritzker hailed it as a win for public safety, while the National Shooting Sports Foundation plans to appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing that self-defense firearms…
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