CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) — People are still fighting for the right to bear arms. And in Illinois, the fight is over the ban on semi-automatic assault weapons.

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the ban and sent the case back to the lower courts for reconsideration.

One Carterville resident does not support the ban. Craig Beyer was at the shooting range earlier, practicing with his weapon.

“I think it's unconstitutional. There have been several similar cases before the Supreme Court that have ruled that weapons in common use cannot be banned,” Beyer said.

Currently, groups like the Illinois State Rifle Association are working to overturn the ban and have even taken it to the U.S. Supreme Court, which recently rejected the case.

“If you read the Constitution, it is up to the people to overthrow a tyrannical government. If that happens. That's why the founding fathers simply overthrew Great Britain as a tyrannical government, they used weapons and foresee it,” Beyer said.

While Byer was at the range, William Ostrowski was filling up his tank in Herrin. He says the Second Amendment is important, but he believes semi-automatic weapons should be banned.

“The amendment was intended to protect us from external and internal problems. However, these are military-type weapons and their time is over. Therefore, I do not necessarily see a need for it,” Ostrowski said.

ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson said the decision was disappointing for the millions of legal gun owners in Illinois. Supporters of the gun ban, including Yolanda Androzzo, executive director of One Aim Illinois, called the decision a victory for victims of gun violence.

“With a regular rifle they can fire a few bullets, with assault rifles they can fire several, many. So the number of injuries and murders is going to increase,” says Androzzo. “Our ban must remain in place to protect our communities. You know, that happened two years ago in Highland Park. A mass murder, mass murders are happening all over Chicago, all over Illinois.”

In an ISRA press release, Pearson says:

Another statement on the ban on One Aim Illinois:

The case will be remanded to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Until then, both sides will continue to fight for what they believe is right.