Illinois assault weapons ban: Federal appears court denies request from Naperville gun store

The federal appeals court in Chicago on Tuesday denied a request to block the state's assault weapons ban while it faces legal challenges.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request for an injunction by Robert Bevis, a firearms store owner in Naperville, while he appeals a ruling by U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall that found the ban "constitutionally sound."Federal judge denies TRO against Illinois assault weapons ban for Naperville gun store owner

Illinois banned the sale of military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines in a bill signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Jan. 10. It required anyone who already owned such a weapon to register it with state police. Pritzker's signature came six months after a gunman used an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle to kill seven people and wound more than 48 others at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade.& Supply, had suffered because of the ban and may have to close because it could not sell the popular guns.

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