For the first time since its institution in 2013, an ordinance banning assault weapons in Highland Park, Illinois, has been challenged, but the ban was upheld by the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. This ban has since become a source of ongoing debate over gun control in Illinois. Some lawmakers are comforted by the decision and public peace of mind it will bring, but others are angered by what they think is an unconstitutional ban and are holding out for an appeal.
This is just another case in the ongoing debate over gun laws, that is laws outlining how and why and where the buying and selling of guns should, or should not, be regulated. This will be viewed as a triumph for those who are concerned with public security in the form of mental health, but those who are strict believers in the second amendment will lament this loss of ground on the issue.
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