Illinois assault weapons ban withstands appeal in federal court

Robert Bevis, owner of Law Weapons and Supply in Naperville, holds an AR-15-style rifle. (Rich Hein/Sun-Times)

The federal appeals court in Chicago on Tuesday denied a request to block the state’s assault weapons ban while it faces legal challenges.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request for an injunction by Robert Bevis, a firearms store owner in Naperville, while he appeals a ruling by U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall that found the ban “constitutionally sound.”