The Supreme Court said Tuesday it was declining, for now, to hear challenges against an Illinois ban on assault weapons -- cases that have quickly turned into a major test of the legality of the popular AR-15 rifle.
Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2012. Gov Gavin Newsom signed a bill by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, Tuesday, June 12, 2022, that creates …The Supreme Court said Tuesday it was declining, for now, to hear challenges against an Illinois ban on assault weapons — cases that have quickly turned into a major test of the legality of the popular AR-15 rifle.
But he said the issue will have to be dealt with as the justices continue to figure out the extent of the Second Amendment and to what, whom, where and when it applies. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has allowed Illinois’ ban to go into effect while the challenges are being argued, has ruled that AR-15s are “militaristic” and so are beyond protection of the Second Amendment.
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