The law was passed in response to a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park in 2022.
The Protect Illinois Communities Act bans the possession, manufacture or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines, taking effect from Jan. 1, 2024.
The Protect Illinois Communities Act, a law prohibiting the possession, manufacture, or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines in Illinois, has been upheld by a federal appeals court. The law, which is set to take effect from January 1, 2024, also mandates owners of such firearms and accessories to register them with the Illinois State Police.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the state's assault weapons ban in a 2-1 ruling, stating that the law does not violate the Second Amendment. The legislation was passed earlier this year by the Illinois General Assembly and Governor J.B. Pritzker. Governor Pritzker and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul expressed satisfaction with the court's decision.
The law was enacted in response to a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park in 2022, where a shooter used an AR-15-style rifle to kill seven people. The Illinois Supreme Court had previously upheld the law against narrow challenges under the state constitution. The decision involved three consolidated cases challenging the state's assault weapon ban and local ordinances enacted in Cook County, Chicago, and Naperville.
The law was passed in response to a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park.
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the law against narrow challenges under the state constitution.
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Despite constant attacks by the gun lobby that puts ideology over people's lives, here in Illinois we have stood up and said 'no more' to weapons of war on our streets, Pritzker said.
Gov. JB Pritzker praised the court's opinion, saying in a statement the majority recognized the assault weapons ban as a 'commonsense law' and urging Congress to pass an assault weapons ban 'so Illinois is not an island surrounded by states with weak protections.'
The law, known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act, bans the possession, manufacture or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines, taking effect from Jan. 1, 2024.
The legislation also requires owners of such guns and accessories to register them with the Illinois State Police.
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Ed Sullivan, a lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle Association, said gun-rights advocates were not surprised by the decision, given the court's political makeup, though only one of the three judges was appointed by a Democratic president.
"The Protect Illinois Communities Act is a commonsense law that will keep Illinoisans safe," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in a statement. "Despite constant attacks by the gun lobby that puts ideology over people's lives, here in Illinois we have stood up and said 'no more' to weapons of war on our streets."
The Protecting Illinois Communities Act, which regulates guns and high-capacity magazines, was passed after a shooter used an AR-15-style rifle to kill seven people at a Highland Park July 4 parade in 2022.
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Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday’s order is a victory that affirms the law as “common sense,” but called on federal lawmakers to pass a national law limiting guns like AR-15s.
The Protect Illinois Communities Act, which bans the sale and delivery of assault weapons across the state, was passed earlier this year by the Illinois General Assembly and Governor J.B. Pritzker.
Governor Pritzker and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul expressed satisfaction with the court's decision.
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"Despite constant attacks by the gun lobby that puts ideology over people’s lives, here in Illinois we have stood up and said ‘no more’ to weapons of war on our streets," Pritzker said. This statement shows a clear bias against the gun lobby and in favor of the assault weapons ban.