Judge’s decision in Illinois gun ban challenge weeks away as
WEBTribune News Service. ... including many AR-15- and AK-47-type guns that are subject to the Illinois ban. Since the gun ban was signed into law in January 2023 by Gov. JB Pritzker, the state has ...
Judge set to rule next month on constitutionality of Illinois' …
WEB2 days ago · The federal judge overseeing a trial challenging Illinois’ assault weapons ban wondered aloud from the bench on Thursday whether the guns currently outlawed by the state might have prevented the 1917 race riots in East St. Louis - had they existed and been legal at the time. Judge Stephen McGlynn made the comments at the end of the four-day ...
Downstate federal trial poses latest test for Illinois gun ban - MSN
WEBThe Illinois gun ban was a response by lawmakers to the mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade in 2022 that left seven people dead and dozens of others injured. Robert Crimo III ...
Downstate judge set to rule next month on constitutionality of Illinois …
WEB2 days ago · The federal judge overseeing a trial challenging Illinois’ assault weapons ban wondered aloud from the bench on Thursday whether the guns currently outlawed by the state might have prevented the 1917 race riots in East St. Louis - had they existed and been legal at the time.
State Week: A court weighs the future of Illinois' assault weapons ban
WEB2 days ago · NPR Illinois. Testimony was heard this week in an East St. Louis federal courtroom regarding the state's assault weapons ban. A judge will make his decision in coming weeks. The law was passed in 2023 following the shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade. Seven people died and nearly 50 were injured.
First federal trial over Illinois assault weapon ban begins
WEB5 days ago · The extended magazine ban applies to any gun feeding mechanism that can hold more than 10 rounds for long guns and more than 15 rounds for hand guns. The bans have weathered multiple challenges in state and federal court since Illinois lawmakers passed them in January 2023 as the Protect Illinois Communities Act, …
Supreme Court declines to review Illinois assault weapons ban, …
WEBJul 2, 2024 · Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge to an Illinois law banning certain semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines, leaving the measure intact. The court...
Supreme Court leaves Illinois assault weapons ban in place as it ...
WEBJul 2, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday avoided taking up a series of new cases about the scope of the right to bear arms and left in place an Illinois law that bans assault-style weapons such as...
What to know about Illinois’ assault weapons ban
WEBDec 5, 2023 · Illinois’ assault weapons ban is wide-ranging and affects a variety of firearms and accessories, most notably weapons based on the design of the AR-15. The law classifies more than 170 different models of firearm as assault weapons.
Testimony Continues in 2nd Amendment Challenge to Illinois’ …
WEB4 days ago · Video: The WTTW News Spotlight Politics team on the ongoing trial over Illinois’ assault weapons ban, and more of the day’s top stories. (Produced by Andrea Guthmann) EAST ST.LOUIS — An engineer who spent decades designing weapons for one of the world’s leading gun manufacturers testified Tuesday that the assault-style weapons now banned in Illinois are intended only for civilian use ...