The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally. In a 4-3
The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semi-automatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the state's "assault weapons" ban is constitutional, delivering a blow to Republican lawmakers and gun rights advocates who alleged it violated the Second Amendment. The Protect Illinois Communities Act bans the sale of dozens of specific types of rifles and handguns, such as AR-15 rifles and .50-caliber guns, attachments,
Illinois supreme court put this ban in place following a deadly mass shooting in the suburb of Highland Park, Chicago, in 2022, which resulted in seven fatalities