The high court on Wednesday denied an emergency request from people challenging the law, which bans so-called assault weapons.
The law's opponents had asked the court to put the law on hold while a court challenge continues. The court did not comment and no justice publicly dissented.Illinois Supreme Court heard a separate challengeThe justices are considering putting a temporary hold on the legislation. The arguments in court focused on equal protection rights.
"Do you want more people to go out and get those weapons and go to parades and commit mass shootings?" said Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul."I don't and I don't think the legislature does either." were in Springfield on Tuesday to push for gun safety legislation. About 50 of the moms were from Chicago.
Meantime, a federal appeals court earlier this month reinstated the Illinois assault weapons ban, after a federal judge downstate had blocked the law. issued a 29-page injunction ruling the ban was unconstitutional – because it restricted a person's right to defend themselves.This means the law will be allowed to go into effect while the case is reviewed by the Appeals Court.
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