In an expected move, national gun advocacy groups have taken action to challenge Illinois’ restrictive ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines at the U.S. Supreme Court level. The Colorado-based National Association for Gun Rights and the Nevada-based Firearms Policy Coalition filed petitions on Monday urging the highest court in the land to overturn a ruling by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. This appellate court had decided in a 2-1 vote against issuing a temporary injunction on the Illinois law, controversially suggesting that the constitutional rights enshrined in the Second Amendment have their limits.

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