Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Gun laws in Illinois. Gun laws in Illinois regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Illinois in the United States. [1][2] To legally possess firearms or ammunition, Illinois residents must have a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card, which is issued by the Illinois State Police on a shall-issue basis.
People v. Aguilar, 2 N.E.3d 321 (Ill. 2013), was an Illinois Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon (AUUF) statute violated the right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment. The Court stated that this was because the statute amounted to a wholesale statutory ban on the ...
Protect Illinois Communities Act. The Protect Illinois Communities Act (formally known as Public Act 102–1116) is an assault weapons ban signed into Illinois law on January 10, 2023, by Governor J. B. Pritzker, going into immediate effect. [1] The Act bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and switches in ...
At Illinois 2nd Amendment trial, gun expert says assault weapons are ‘most popular’. Peter Hancock. September 18, 2024 at 3:55 PM. Capitol News Illinois. A firearms expert testified Wednesday ...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the “Protect Illinois Communities Act” into law Tuesday. Here’s what gun owners in the state need to know.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s sweeping gun ban, fending off the first major challenge to the landmark law which now awaits its fate before a federal appellate court ...
Firearm case law in the United States is based on decisions of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.Each of these decisions deals with the Second Amendment (which is a part of the Bill of Rights), the right to keep and bear arms, the Commerce Clause, the General Welfare Clause, and/or other federal firearms laws.
While the federal 7 th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court both declined to block enforcement of the law temporarily, a gun rights group has said it will appeal to the full U.S ...