• The U.S. Supreme Court, once more, declined to halt Illinois’s prohibition on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines on Thursday.
• Gun rights advocates, including a gun shop owner, contend that these bans infringe upon their Second Amendment rights and sought emergency intervention from the justices to prevent enforcement.
• This marks the second rejection of such a motion, as a similar request was denied in the spring. The court’s brief order, without any noted dissents, reaffirms the existing laws, but the issue may potentially reappear before the justices in the future.

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