A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Illinois' prohibition on high-power semiautomatic weapons, refusing to put a hold on the law adopted in response to the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
' prohibition on high-power semiautomatic weapons, refusing to put a hold on the law adopted in response to the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The majority recognized a difference between firearms for personal use and those the state law reserves for "trained professionals," semiautomatic weapons, including the popular AR-15.
At least eight other states and the District of Columbia have some sort of prohibition on semiautomatic weapons. Those who own such guns and accessories when the law was enacted have to register them, including serial numbers, with the Illinois State Police. That process began Oct. 1."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.
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