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Chicago Sun-Times

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Federal appeals court in Chicago sets June hearing on two cases challenging state ban on assault-style weapons

Chicago Amy Coney Barrett Robert Bevis Stephen McGlynn

Rifles on display in Law Weapons & Supply in Naperville, owned by Robert Bevis. (Rich Hein/Sun-Times)

The federal appeals court in Chicago has scheduled a hearing for late June on two cases that challenge the state’s ban on assault-style weapons.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has consolidated the cases and will hear arguments on June 29.

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