The Supreme Court has decided not to hear challenges to the assault weapons ban in Illinois, effectively leaving the state's law in place.
This decision comes amidst a broader reluctance by the Court to engage in new Second Amendment battles. Justice Clarence Thomas criticized the 7th Circuit's rationale for upholding the ban as 'nonsensical,' suggesting it warrants further review.
However, without the Supreme Court's intervention, the legal status quo remains unchanged, maintaining the restrictions on assault weapons within Illinois.
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Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois assault weapons ban
The Supreme Court sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights Tuesday, declining to hear a challenge to an assault weapons ban in Illinois and sending other gun cases back to lower courts, including a challenge to the law used to convict Hunter Biden.
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