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Supreme Court declines to block Illinois' assault weapons ban
The court said it could be enforced while legal challenges continue.
By Devin Dwyer
May 17, 2023, 11:37 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday has declined to block Illinois' assault weapons ban from being enforced as a legal challenge continues, handing a win to gun safety advocates at a time when the nation is grappling with a surge of mass shootings and gun violence.
The single page order had no noted dissents.
After the 2022 Highland Park shooting, in which a gunman armed with an AR-15 and 30-round magazines killed seven people and wounded 48, the state and several cities enacted new restrictions against the sale, purchase, manufacture, delivery or importation of assault-style firearms and high-capacity magazines.
The laws immediately drew a legal challenge from gun owners and gun shops in the state.
(snip)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-declines-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban/story?id=99393982
The court said it could be enforced while legal challenges continue.
By Devin Dwyer
May 17, 2023, 11:37 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday has declined to block Illinois' assault weapons ban from being enforced as a legal challenge continues, handing a win to gun safety advocates at a time when the nation is grappling with a surge of mass shootings and gun violence.
The single page order had no noted dissents.
After the 2022 Highland Park shooting, in which a gunman armed with an AR-15 and 30-round magazines killed seven people and wounded 48, the state and several cities enacted new restrictions against the sale, purchase, manufacture, delivery or importation of assault-style firearms and high-capacity magazines.
The laws immediately drew a legal challenge from gun owners and gun shops in the state.
(snip)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-declines-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban/story?id=99393982
So if someone crosses state lines to bring them in to do a gun show or private sale, that would be forbidden (unless the weapons were already grandfathered in).
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