The Illinois State Police say any purchase of firearms or attachments the state deems as “assault weapons” from during the six-day injunction against Illinois’ gun ban will be illegal after Jan. 1. When the Southern District of Illinois federal court issued a preliminary injunction against Illinois’ gun ban last month, gun stores were busy. Those sales ended six days later when late last week the appeals court put a stay on the injunction. Illinois State Police said in a statement any one who took possession of a firearm deemed an “assault weapon” will be in possession of an illegal firearm when they have to register the gun by Jan. 1, 2024. Thomas Maag was the first attorney to file a lawsuit challenging the law. He challenged the law on both Second Amendment and Fifth Amendment grounds protecting against self-incrimination. Arguments against the registry were put on hold when his case was consolidated with other plaintiffs groups in the Southern District.
Other litigation against the ban continues in state and federal courts.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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