Illinois assault weapons ban upheld by federal appeals court
First publishedJul 10, 02:18 AM
Last updatedJul 11, 09:26 PM · 3m ago
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A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, keeping in place a law passed largely in response to a deadly Independence Day parade shooting.