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.” […]
Federal Lawsuit Looms After IL Gov. Signs Gun Ban
Almost immediately after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday banning the sale or possession of semiautomatic firearms—so-called “assault weapons”—Second Amendment advocates promised to quickly challenge the new law in federal court. According to Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), his group is already raising funds to fight the legal […]
Illinois House Passes Semi-Auto Ban 64-43
The Illinois House of Representatives early Friday morning passed a bill banning so-called “assault weapons” which would prohibit the manufacture, sale or possession of such firearms. A report at WLS, the ABC affiliate in Chicago, mischaracterized the targeted firearms as “high-powered weapons” and “large-capacity” magazines. Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker was on the House floor for […]
IL Gun Owners Tell Lawmakers Proposed Gun Controls Will Fail
Members of the Illinois House Judiciary Committee got an earful Tuesday during a state legislative hearing on proposals to ban so-called “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines,” and were warned the proposals would fail. Gun rights advocates told the Committee the effort will make criminals of law-abiding citizens. Earlier this month, according to WLS News, Democrats […]
IL, NJ Lead ‘Blue State’ Scramble to Pass Post-Bruen Gun Laws
Anti-gun politicians in Illinois, New Jersey and other so-called “blue” states are in a pre-holiday rush to adopt tougher gun control laws in the aftermath of June’s Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which reinforced Second Amendment protections at a time so many are trying to erode them. […]
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Cook County, IL ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban
The Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the prohibition on so-called “assault weapons” in Cook County, Illinois, the latest in a growing list of legal actions in which SAF and FPC have collaborated. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The […]
