(The Center Square) – Plaintiffs challenging Cook County’s ban on semi-automatic firearms are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case.

Filed in 2021, Viramontes v. Cook County challenges the county’s ordinance banning certain firearms. The lower courts sided with the county and against the plaintiffs. Second Amendment Foundation’s Alan Gottlieb said the case is ready for the nation’s highest court.

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