Gun rights groups ask Supreme Court to strike down Illinois 'assault weapons' ban
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Gun Owners of America has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court in its challenge to the Protect Illinois Communities Act, a sweeping assault weapons ban.
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"GOA has been at the forefront of this challenge since before the bans even took effect, and while our goal was never to have to end up before the Supreme Court, we were fully prepared to do so," said Erich Pratt, senior vice president of Gun Owners of America.
"We urge the Justices to hear the pleas of millions of Americans in Illinois and several other states nationwide who cannot purchase many of the commonly owned semiautomatic firearms available today because of the unconstitutional laws passed by anti-gun politicians," Pratt said.