Illinois Supreme Court upholds state’s sweeping gun ban
Zack Johnson views rifles on display for sale at R Guns on April 29, 2023, in Carpentersville. The previous day, a federal judge in southern Illinois issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the state’s new ban on many higher-powered firearms and large-capacity ammunition magazines.
The decision came on the same day that Vice President Kamala Harris was scheduled to visit Chicago to make a speech at the annual conference for Everytown for Gun Safety, a national gun control group that supported Illinois’ ban on certain high-powered guns and high-capacity ammunition magazines.Friday’s ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed by a group of plaintiffs led by Republican state Rep.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs comprehensive legislation to ban military style firearms on Jan. 10, 2023 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Gun control advocate Delphine Cherry, second right, who lost two of her children, Tyesa and Tyler, to gun violence becomes emotional during the signing.
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