SCOTUS Rejects Challenge To IL Assault Weapons Ban

May 17, 2023 Guns, Mass Shootings

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined for now to block a new law in Illinois that bans assault-style weapons such as the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, which has been used in multiple mass shootings.

The decision in a brief unsigned order means the Illinois law enacted in the wake of a July 4 shooting in the city of Highland Park last year that killed seven will remain in effect while legal challenges continue. In a separate case, a federal judge blocked the law, but the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has put that decision on hold.

The Supreme Court in January declined to block new New York gun restrictions. The two decisions taken together indicate the justices are willing to give lower courts time to consider the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer that dramatically expanded gun rights.

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Gun rights groups were seeking to immediately block a law that bans assault-style firearms such as the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle as well are large-capacity magazines. https://t.co/oQSyG6af4Z

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