The Illinois State Rifle Association president expects an appeal of a court ruling that upheld a Chicago suburb's ban on assault weapons.
A panel of the 7th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago declared Highland Park's assault weapons ban constitutional.
A dissenting opinion says individual citizens, not the government, should decide the most effective means of defense. However, the majority opinion says the gun ban does not violate the Second Amendment because it gives would-be owners other options, including buying a handgun.
Richard Pearson -- the Illinois State Rifle Association president -- says he expected the ruling and anticipates an appeal.