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Aug 3, 2023, 10:32 PM

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Connecticut's assault weapons ban will stay in place -- for now.

A federal judge Thursday denied a preliminary injunction request from a national gun rights group.

The judge ruled that "assault weapons are sub-optimal for self-defense."

The same judge is still considering another injunction request from a different Second Amendment group.