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SCOTUS to decide soon whether to review IL 'assault weapons' ban

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, May 6, 2024 @ 8:55pm

Allowing the 'absurd' legal reasoning to stand that was used by lower courts to uphold Illinois' law would undermine SCOTUS decisions and essentially empower states to ban all manner of guns, challengers said, urging the high court to take their appeals
IL A/G, gun owners spar over whether SCOTUS should step into IL 'assault weapons' ban fight

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, May 8, 2023 @ 8:27pm

Gun owners' organizations say lower court rulings - and particularly an order from a federal appeals court judge in Chicago - allowing Illinois to continue enforcing its "assault weapons" ban demonstrate that the time is right for SCOTUS to send a message to defiant governors, lawmakers and judges