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On Thursday a federal appellate judge ruled that basically puts Illinois controversial assault weapons ban into effect until a higher court can look at it. Judge Frank Easterbrook’s decision flips a ruling by a u-s district judge in southern Illinois which blocked enforcement of the weapons ban.

A judge agreed Thursday to stay the ruling while last weeks decision is reviewed by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Illinois assault weapons ban is back in effect after a federal appeals judge in Chicago put a hold on a downstate ruling that blocked enforcement.

A federal appeals court in Chicago put a hold on a ruling by a lower-court judge that blocked the enforcement of the state’s ban on many higher-powered firearms and large-capacity ammunition magazines.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he’s thankful that “Illinois law enforcement can continue to enforce the ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines and assault weapons while this case makes its way through the courts.”

(Springfield-jm) – A new ruling overrides an injunction that was placed by a downstate judge on enforcement of Illinois' weapons ban. Last week, Judge Stephen McGlynn of the Southern Distri...

An appellate judge on the 7th Circuit put a hold on a lower court order blocking Illinois from enforcing its "assault weapons" ban, putting the law back into effect.

Federal appeals court reverses injunction on Illinois’ gun and magazine ban

Federal appeals court reverses injunction on Illinois’ gun and magazine ban

Unlike last weekend and most of this week, gun stores across Illinois will probably be a little less crowded today after a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals judge stayed a district court’s injunc...