- Supreme Court leaves Illinois assault weapons ban in place as it sidesteps new cases on the right to bear arms | Gun rights advocates say the law barring AR-15s and other similar weapons violates their right to bear arms under the Constitution’s Second Amendment. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-right-to-bear-arms-rcna153971 45 comments politics