A federal judge has ruled Illinois' assault weapons ban is unconstitutional, according to a decision released Friday. The ruling by an East St. Louis judge concluded the ban, known as the ...

CHICAGO — Illinois' ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines remains enforceable after a federal appeals court last ...

Why Illinois’ new assault weapons ban might not hold up in court “It seems highly likely there would be justices inclined to strike down the law,” said Eric Ruben, a law professor and expert ...

illinois assault weapons ban still in effect after appeals court denies injunction High capacity rifle magazines are removed from display at Freddie Bear Sports, Jan. 11, 2023, in Tinley Park ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. SPRINGFIELD — The assault weapons ban that Gov. JB ...

The assault weapons ban went into effect when Gov. JB Pritzker signed it in January 2023, immediately prohibiting the sale in Illinois of a long list of weapons and attachments. But Illinoisans ...

Illinois' 'assault weapons' ban could be on the ... and thus not protected under the 2022 New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen Supreme Court ruling that implemented a two ...

A federal appeals judge in Chicago has put a hold on last week's ruling that blocked enforcement of Illinois' assault weapons ban. Appellate Judge Frank Easterbrook agreed Thursday to stay the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Illinois assault weapons ban is back in effect for now. Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn in East St. Louis issued a 29-page injunction ruling the ban was ...

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 ...

Current Illinois assault weapon owners, who bought their guns before Gov. Pritzker signed the bans into law, will be able to keep the weapons if they register them with the state police before the end ...