Illinois' 'assault weapons' ban could be on the chopping block — at least temporarily

The president of a gun rights group is hoping Justice Amy Coney Barrett will grant his application for an emergency injunction, which would temporarily suspend Illinois' semi-automatic rifle and high-capacity magazine ban.

The U.S. Court of Appeal for the 7th Circuit is reviewing the case but joined a lower court in denying a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to block the bans. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which is representing Naperville and its Chief of Police Jason Arres, declined to comment on the specifics of the case, but provided a statement from its president, Kris Brown, about semi-automatic rifles.

The defendants argued that the injunction request should be rejected because it's not an emergency and sidesteps the conventional appellate process."The loss of business from being unable to sell one category of one possible product line at a gun store simply cannot carry sufficient weight against the danger of a murdered or permanently maimed Naperville resident, senselessly shot by an assault rifle," the City of Naperville wrote in their response.

A woman learns to shoot an AR-15 at the Tacoma Rifle and Revolver Club in University Place, Washington.

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