IL Assault Weapons Ban Remains In Effect Pending Appeal, Judges Rule
The ruling from a 7th Circuit appellate panel stayed last month's ruling declaring the statewide gun and ammo ban to be unconstitutional.
Downstate judge's effort to shoot down Illinois' assault weapon ban put on hold pending appeal
A ruling Thursday by the federal appeals court in Chicago allows the law to remain in place while the legal controversy it’s generated continues to work its way through the courts.
Appeals court keeps Illinois’ assault weapons ban in place
Illinois lawmakers passed the ban in January 2023 in response to mass shootings around the country in which AR-style rifles with large-capacity magazines were used.
Federal appeals court ruling allows Illinois gun ban to remain in place
A federal appeals court panel in Chicago ruled Thursday that Illinois’ sweeping ban on high-powered guns and high-capacity ammunition magazines can stay in place while the state contests a ruling from a downstate judge who found the law unconstitutional.
Seventh Circuit stays ruling against Illinois assault weapon ban
Multiple federal courts have issued contradictory rulings on Illinois' assault weapon and extended ammo magazine bans since state lawmakers enacted the bans in January 2023.
U.S. appeals court keeps Illinois’ weapons ban in place
Illinois’ ban on certain semiautomatic weapons will remain in place, at least until a federal appeals court hears full arguments challenging a lower court ruling that found the law unconstitutional.
Hancock: Appeals court keeps Illinois’ assault weapons ban in place
Circuit blocks, for now, lower court’s order that held the law unconstitutional By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ assault weapons ban will remain in place,
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Hawaii gun licensing rules — for now
At issue was a Hawaii Supreme Court decision that allowed the state to prosecute a man carrying a loaded pistol without a license.
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Federal judge overturns Illinois assault weapons ban
A federal judge overturned the Illinois assault weapons ban and issued a permanent injunction on Friday ... responded by filing a notice of appeal on the evening of the judge’s ruling.
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State asks for stay of federal judge's ruling to strike down Illinois assault weapons ban
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul writing in that motion, that the court's decision is "badly flawed." Raoul went on to say that if the ruling is allowed to take effect, it will "work serious ...
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Appeals court keeps Illinois Assault Weapons Ban in place, what's next?
There is another update in the ongoing legal proceedings regarding the Illinois Assault Weapons Ban. The Seventh Circuit ...
Appeals court keeps Illinois’ assault weapons ban in place, for now
Illinois’ assault weapons ban will remain in place, at least until a federal appeals court hears full arguments challenging a ...