#Illinois assault weapon ban

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[tomorrowusa]

Illinois has banned the sale of military-style assault weapons. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill into law soon after it was passed by the Illinois legislature. 

The state immediately banned the sale of the military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines Tuesday evening, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature on a bill the House had passed just hours earlier.

“Today, we made history, becoming the ninth state to institute an assault weapons ban —and one of the strongest assault weapons bans in the nation,” Pritzker said before signing the bill in a ceremony quickly put together at the state Capitol.

Contrary to far right propaganda, Illinois will not confiscate existing weapons legally obtained.

Those already owning the banned guns would be allowed to keep them but would have to register them with the Illinois State Police by Jan. 1.

In addition to thanking the legislators and activists who bucked the gun lobby to pass the bill, the governor paid tribute to some of the lives lost to assault weapons.

The mass shooting last year at a 4th of July parade in Highland Park last year was the last straw for many Illinoisans. 

The passage comes six months after a gunman killed the seven and wounded more than 48 people at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade. Police say shooting suspect Robert Crimo III used a Smith & Wesson M&P15, an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle whose initials, M&P, stand for “military and police.”  

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Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering applauded the bill’s passage and called it an “important step” but also urged the federal government to follow suit and enact a national ban.

“We need continued bold action to address mass shootings across our nation,” Rotering said in a statement, calling on Washington and other states to follow Illinois’ lead.

 The proposal became law in less than six weeks after being introduced.

House Democrats introduced the measure on Dec. 1 — and held three committee hearings in Chicago that featured more than 12 hours of emotional testimony from victims of gun violence, survivors and gun-rights advocates.

The new law will help a little but national legislation would help a lot more.

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Illinois, You can have this Semi Auto Rifle and you DON'T have to REGISTER it

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Trump-Appointed Judge Overturns Illinois Assault Weapons Ban https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-appointed-judge-overturns-illinois-assault-weapons-ban_n_672eb5eee4b03941587ecf5a?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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Map of counties of Illinois which will and will not be enforcing Illinois's new Assault Weapon Ban

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TRUMP-APPOINTED JUDGE STRIKES DOWN KEY GUN CONTROL MEASURE

In a pivotal legal decision, U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn, appointed by former President Donald Trump, overturned Illinois’ assault weapons ban, sparking a heated debate over Second Amendment rights and gun control. The law, known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA), was enacted in 2022 following a mass shooting at a Highland Park Fourth of July parade that left seven dead and…

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Hey so if none of you have heard. A federal judge, Judge Stephen P. McGlynn, has overturned Illinois’s statewide ban on semiautomatic weapons/assault rifles. The state has 30 days to appeal before it is put into effect and boy oh boy is our governer trying his damn hardest. Lol, is the government stupid is the government idiotic? I can only pray this shit is appealed.

[tomorrowusa]

The Illinois legislature passed an assault weapons ban earlier this year. On Friday the Illinois Supreme Court upheld that ban.

The Illinois Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the state’s ban on assault weapons, meaning that law will stay in effect statewide. In a 4-3 decision issued Friday morning, the high court overturned a lower court’s ruling, stating the ban is constitutional and does not “deny equal protection nor constitute special legislation.” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he was “pleased” with the ruling Friday and called it a win for “advocates, survivors, and families alike because it preserves this nation-leading legislation to combat gun violence and save countless lives.” “This is a commonsense gun reform law to keep mass-killing machines off of our streets and out of our schools, malls, parks, and places of worship,” he said in a statement. “Illinoisans deserve to feel safe in every corner of our state—whether they are attending a Fourth of July Parade or heading to work—and that’s precisely what the Protect Illinois Communities Act accomplishes.”

The law is not retroactive and those who legally bought such guns before the law went into effect can keep them. The differentiation between existing ownership and new ownership was the basis for the suit which SCOIL ruled on.

“To the extent plaintiffs allege they already possess restricted items, plaintiffs may retain them but may not acquire more, which matches the restrictions placed on those who are grandfathered under the Act,” the court wrote in its ruling. “The statutes treat plaintiffs who already possess assault weapons and LCMs the same as the grandfathered individuals.”

There will probably be other attempts to overturn the Illinois law. The Illinois assault weapons ban may very well end up before the US Supreme Court. A SCOTUS ruling against the Illinois law in an election year could set off a firestorm similar to what happened after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision last year.

The assault weapons law would not have been possible without a Democratic trifecta in Illinois.

After decades of treating state government like a poor cousin, Democrats in many states have taken a renewed interest in that level of governance. Michigan Democrats gained a trifecta in Michigan for the first time in over 35 years with the 2022 elections and passed a remarkable series of reforms in 100 days.

So good things happen when people get more involved in state politics. As I like to remind people, the first step is to find out who represents you in your state legislature. This site makes it easy to find that out...

Find Your Legislators Look your legislators up by address or use your current location.

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21 miles west of Chicago?? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say "gangs".

And yet - "Illinois has a red flag law, an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, a 72-hour waiting period, and a gun owner licensing requirement via the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card system, among other controls." according to the article.

Oh wait, all those guns must have come from Indiana!!

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