Supreme Court to Review Illinois Assault Weapons Ban

Gun rights groups have filed petitions challenging the constitutionality of Illinois' ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Gun rights organizations are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Illinois' ban on assault weapons, arguing it violates the Second Amendment.
The Illinois State Rifle Association and the National Association for Gun Rights, among others, filed separate petitions after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ban.
The ban, enacted in response to a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park in 2022, prohibits the sale and distribution of AR-15-style rifles and high-capacity magazines.
The 7th Circuit Court's decision was based on the view that the banned weapons are more akin to military-grade weaponry than to firearms used for individual self-defense.
This marks the third time the Supreme Court is faced with the Illinois case, after previously denying emergency requests to halt the law.