Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning lower-court ruling
Summary
A federal appeals court upheld Illinois' law banning semiautomatic weapons, reversing a lower court's ruling that said the ban was unconstitutional. The court said the law does not break the Second Amendment, which protects the right to bear arms, and is supported by the tradition of gun regulation in the U.S.Key Facts
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled 2-1 to uphold Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons.
- The ban was passed after a deadly 2022 shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
- The court stated the law is consistent with national traditions of regulating firearms.
- The ban includes AR-15 rifles, similar guns, large-capacity magazines, and certain attachments.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker supports the decision, calling it a win against gun violence.
- The National Shooting Sports Foundation, representing gun makers, opposes the ban and plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case.
- A lower court had initially overturned the ban citing recent Supreme Court rulings favoring gun rights, but the appellate ruling stayed that injunction.
- The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider cases about bans on semiautomatic rifles soon.
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