Supreme Court Avoids Taking Gun Rights Cases: What This Means for Assault-Style Weapons Bans
Washington, DC – The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review several cases related to the right to bear arms, including an Illinois law prohibiting assault-style weapons like the AR-15 rifle. The decision effectively upholds the Illinois law, although legal challenges on this issue are ongoing and likely to resurface before the justices in the future. In addition to leaving the Illinois law untouched, the Supreme Court also sent back multiple gun-related cases …