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The 7 th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to overturn Cook County’s assault weapons ban in June.

Two gun rights groups are appealing that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.

They hope the court rules in their favor and that the decision will overturn similar bans across the U.S.

Illinois enacted a statewide ban in 2023 that is also being challenged in the courts.

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Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County’s ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn similar bans nationally, including the statewide ban Illinois lawmakers enacted in 2023.

The Firearms Policy Coalition and the Second Amendment Foundatio

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