Gun Rights Advocates Petition Supreme Court to Block Restrictive Illinois Gun Law

Gun Rights Advocates Petition Supreme Court to Block Restrictive Illinois Gun Law
A gun owner holds a sign as they participate in a rally organized by the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights against the government's new gun regulations, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 12, 2020. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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Illinois-based gun rights advocates are petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to block a local ordinance and a state measure that substantially restrict gun rights.

The petition (pdf), which will be considered by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, challenges two laws. One, a local ordinance in Naperville, prohibits the sale of so-called assault-style weapons; the other, an Illinois state law, prohibits the possession of such weapons or magazines.