The new Illinois law banning so-called “assault weapons” remains blocked after a three-judge panel of the State Court of Appeals handed a setback to Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul, upholding a temporary restraining order (TRO) against enactment of the state’s new gun control law banning so-called “assault weapons” and “high capacity magazines.” […]
SAF Files Federal Challenge to Illinois Semi-Auto Ban
One week after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation banning the future sale, import, manufacture and import of so-called “assault weapons” and “high capacity magazines” in the Prairie State, the Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the statute. Joining SAF in this legal action are the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), Firearms […]
Dramatic Split Between State Attorneys General on 2A Issues
While 2022 may be in the rearview mirror, the year provided America with a close look at the deep divide between state attorneys general, with Democrats and Republicans on opposite sides of Second Amendment issues. One side took actions supporting the Second Amendment and the other side supported restrictions on the right to keep and […]
Legislation and Litigation Will Remain Challenging in ‘23
As the tumultuous 12 months of 2022 come to an end, Second Amendment activists and advocacy groups can count on more of the same heading in 2023, with Congress convening within days and state legislatures opening up right behind Capitol Hill. The courts will continue to be a battleground for restoring the Second Amendment to […]
23 Dem. AGs File Brief Supporting Ban on Guns Without Serial Numbers
A coalition of 23 Attorneys General representing 21 states, the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands filed an amicus brief supporting a federal ban on the possession of firearms from which serial numbers have been removed. This is in response to a Federal District Court judge’s ruling earlier this year that a law […]
City of Buffalo, NY Sues Firearms Manufacturers
The City of Buffalo, NY has filed a lawsuit against gun makers, alleging they are responsible for “gun violence” contending that “All of the Defendants manufacture, import, sell, market, and/or distribute firearms that have been possessed and/or used illegally in the City of Buffalo.” The lawsuit was filed in New York Supreme Court in Erie […]
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