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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jon Seidel

Federal appeals court upholds Illinois gun ban, finds no 2nd Amendment protection for assault weapons

Assault weapons and hand guns are seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply in Springfield. (AP Photos)

The federal appeals court in Chicago sided Friday with Illinois against legal challenges aimed at blocking the state’s nearly year-old assault weapons ban, finding that weapons covered by the legislation do not enjoy Second Amendment protection. 

“Even the most important personal freedoms have their limits,” Judge Diane P. Wood wrote in the court’s highly anticipated opinion.

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