Illinois’ assault weapons ban appears to be back in effect for now after a federal appeals judge in Chicago put a hold Thursday on last week’s ruling by a judge that blocked enforcement of the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Lawmakers are reacting after learning the Illinois Supreme Court's decision in Caulkins v. Pritzker (assault weapons ban case). In a 4-3 ruling posted at 9 a.m. Friday ...

CHICAGO — On Thursday, an Illinois federal appeals judge issued a ruling, allowing the state's assault weapons ban to be enforced.

A federal judge deemed Illinois' ban on assault weapons unconstitutional Friday, according to multiple outlets, though state Gov. J.B. Pritzker has vowed to appeal the ruling that overturned the ...

Nov. 9 (UPI) --A federal judge in Illinois has ruled the state's blanket ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional and ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A federal judge in downstate Illinois has ruled the state's ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional, but will hold off on prohibiting the state from enforcing it for one month ...

The Illinois ban. Illinois passed its law outlawing semi-automatic "assault weapons" and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices in 2023, after a gunman killed seven people and wounded 48 at an ...

The Supreme Court avoided taking up a series of cases on the right to bear arms and left in place an Illinois law that bans assault-style weapons such as the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, which has ...

It’s the second time the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that the state’s ban on so-called assault weapons can remain on the books as lawyers for Illinois Attorney General ...

As a result, Illinois’ assault weapons ban appears to be back in effect — for now. The move comes after the appellate court earlier declined to block the ban.

Judge strikes down Illinois assault weapons ban as unconstitutional. Officials in the state have already filed an appeal after the Trump-appointed judge’s ruling, which cites recent Supreme ...