As of today, the Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal regarding the Highland Park ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

The appeal was brought against Highland Park by Dr. Arie Friedman and the Illinois State Rifle Association.

What this means, basically, is that as of now, the Supreme Court will not disagree with the idea that local governments (cities, counties) can pass laws or ordinances regarding which kinds of guns will or will not be allowed within the areas covered by those local governments.

Now, what may come from this in the future is anyone's guess.

So, the bottom line for this right now is that this is not good news.