Federal Appeals Court Upholds Illinois Ban on Semiautomatic Guns
A federal appeals court has upheld Illinois' controversial ban on semiautomatic guns, often referred to as 'assault weapons.' The ruling affirms the state's ability to restrict these types of firearms.
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Federal appeals court upholds controversial Illinois ban on semiautomatic guns
A federal appeals court upheld a controversial Illinois law that largely bans so-called assault weapons, though a judge dissented from the decision.
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Illinois Ban On 'Assault Weapons' Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal appeals court on July 9 upheld Illinois’s ban on the sale and possession of “assault weapons” and large capacity magazines, overturning a lower court ruling that had blocked enforcement of the law. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Protect Illinois Communities Act into law in January 2023 after a gunman killed seven people in a 2022 shooting during an In...
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