![]() "A single businessperson claims he may, as this litigation proceeds, suffer financial losses because he cannot sell a limited category of extremely dangerous assault rifles of little practical use for self-defense," lawyers for Naperville wrote. In the meantime, the safety of residents is at stake, they contended. Circuit Court of Appeals.īoth argued that an injunction was not justified because Bevis' chances of ultimately winning his case are not certain. On Monday, the state and the town filed their responses, mirroring arguments they have used successfully in the U.S. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who reviews such requests from Midwestern states, last week requested more information from the state and the city about their bans before ruling. ![]() READ MORE | Illinois assault weapons ban: Naperville gun store owner asks Supreme Court to put ban on hold He has so far failed to persuade federal judges in Chicago and has asked the Supreme Court for an emergency injunction stopping the laws from being enforced while his case is heard. Robert Bevis, a gun shop owner in Naperville, has challenged both a town ordinance and a state law ending the sale of the weapons, arguing that they violate the Second Amendment. ![]() Supreme Court on Monday not to block local and state laws banning the sale of assault-style weapons. Attorneys for Naperville and the state of Illinois urged the U.S. ![]() Justice Amy Coney Barrett last week requested more information about Naperville's gun laws and the Illinois assault weapons ban before ruling. ![]()
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