Gun rights advocates are once again asking the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn Illinois’ ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Capitol News Illinois is reporting attorneys for groups seeking to overturn the law filed briefs with the appellate court last week. They are asking the court to uphold the ruling of a district court judge in East St. Louis who said the state law violates the Second Amendment.
The briefs were filed just a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals involving similar laws in Maryland and Rhode Island. That means the bans in those states were allowed to stay in place.
The 7th Circuit has previously refused to issue injunctions to block enforcement of the law while the cases are working their way through the courts.










