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The Protect Illinois Communities Act (formally known as Public Act 102–1116) is an assault weapons ban signed into Illinois law on January 10, 2023, by Governor J. B. Pritzker, going into immediate effect. [1] The Act bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and switches in Illinois.
Illinois is the ninth state to enact a semi-automatic weapons ban, according to a Jan. 11 press release from the governor’s office. Pritzker signed legislation in May banning the sale and ...
Madigan, ruled that Illinois' concealed carry ban was unconstitutional, and gave the state 180 days to change its laws. [39] Subsequently, the court granted a 30-day extension of the deadline. [ 40 ] On July 9, 2013, Illinois enacted the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, which established a system for the issuing of concealed carry licenses.
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ gun and magazine ban will stay in effect pending the outcome in the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the appeals court ruled Thursday. Illinois banned the ...
Dec. 3—Illinois firearms owners have a decision to make. While action often speaks louder than words, so does inaction. ... Under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new and comprehensive gun-ban law, firearms ...
A Second Amendment sanctuary, also known as a gun sanctuary, is a state, county, or locality in the United States that has adopted laws or resolutions to prohibit or impede the enforcement of certain gun control measures which are perceived to violate the Second Amendment, such as universal gun background checks, high capacity magazine bans, assault weapon bans, red flag laws, etc. [1] [2 ...
In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues — three-quarters of them haven't surrendered their firearms, according to data the Cook ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.