The state Supreme Court ruled to uphold the legislation banning assault weapons in Illinois.
Nine other states and the District of Columbia have gun bans similar to the one in Illinois, according to the gun control group Brady, which tracks the legislation.
California, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey and New York also require registration of guns purchased prior to the law while four other states – Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington – do not. Illinoisans who legally owned the now-barred guns and magazines ahead of the law’s enactment can continue to keep them. The guns, however, must be registered with law enforcement.last year in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The shooter was armed with an AR-15 rifle and 30-round magazines.
Chief Justice Theis and Justices Neville Rochford and Cunningham concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Holder White dissented with the opinion, joined by Justices Overstreet and O’Brien.
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