Federal appeals court upholds Illinois assault weapons ban as Supreme Court takes up issue

A U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld Illinois’ assault weapons and large-capacity magazine ban, days after the U.S. Supreme Court decided it will soon take up the issue of weapon bans.

On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld Illinois’ assault weapons ban in a 2-1 decision.

Learn more about the decision and the upcoming SCOTUS case from ABC7.