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.
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 lower court ruling that found the law 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.
Federal Court of Appeals rules to keep Illinois assault weapon ban in place
Illinois’ ban on the sale of assault weapons will remain in place until a federal court weighs in. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed the injunction until they rule on the constitutionality of the law,
Expert says factors defining assault weapons in Illinois are sometimes trivial
"The definition is so broad, and covers things that have no bearing on the mechanical function of firearms or the ballistic performance of ammunition, so a lot of the criteria that the State of Illinois uses to define something as an assault weapon strains logic," Serritella said.
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.
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,
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 ...
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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 ...