Supreme Court upholds Illinois assault weapons ban.

The Supreme Court rejected an emergency request from gun rights advocates and a gun store to block a local and state ban on assault weapon sales in Illinois. The court did not disclose the vote count or explain its action. The move comes as the justices have stayed out of Second Amendment-related disputes for the moment, after the conservative majority last year issued a major ruling expanding its scope. The appeal of the dispute is currently underway at the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals, with arguments scheduled for June 29.