U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block Illinois' assault weapons ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : At least eight other states and the District of Columbia have some sort of prohibition on semiautomatic weapons, and several cases challenging those laws are making their way through the federal courts, relying at least in part on the Supreme Court's decision in 2022 that expanded gun rights.
49% : A three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 in favor of the law, ruling that weapons covered by the legislation don't have Second Amendment protection.
47% : The high court had been asked to issue an injunction after the federal appeals court in Chicago last month upheld the law, which prohibits the possession, manufacture or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines.
42% : His bid to block the law was initially rejected by U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall in February.
39% : The Illinois Supreme Court narrowly upheld the law Aug. 11 in a lawsuit brought earlier this year by a central Illinois legislator who argued the sweeping ban violates the state constitution.

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