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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Illinois Assault Weapons Ban

DENIED

The court declined a request from gun rights activists to block the ban on the sale of assault rifles in the state.

Chris Hippensteel
Chris Hippensteel
A group among hundreds of supporters of gun control laws rally in front of the US Supreme Court as the justices hear the first major gun rights case since 2010, in Washington, D.C. Dec. 2, 2019.
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Chris Hippensteel

Chris Hippensteel

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