Topic
Assault Weapons
36 published works
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Federal District Court Rules Illinois Assault Rifle Ban Unconstitutional
District Court Ruling Sets Up Appellate Court Battle As we have previously covered, multiple times, a court made a key ruling around the Illinois statewide ban against the future sale,…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Could Supreme Court Weigh in on AR-15 Bans in the Near Future?
Appellate Court Decision Provides Pathway for High Court Review We have previously covered that the United States Supreme Court has consistently declined to intervene and hear the current challenge to…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Supreme Court Declines to Review Illinois Assault Rifle Ban
Decision Not to Hear Case Sets Up Future Decision As we have previously covered, the Supreme Court seemed poised to review the constitutionality of the Illinois law which banned the…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Injunctive Relief Sought Against Illinois Assault Rifle Ban Denied in Federal Appellate Court, Could the United States Supreme Court Weigh in?
Denial of Injunctive Relief Upheld in 2-1 Split In Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals As we have previously covered, there has been a flurry of litigation after the Illinois state…
Municipal Minute
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds the Protect Illinois Communities Act
On August 11, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the Protect Illinois Communities Act, an Illinois law that took effect on January 1, 2023, which prohibits the sale, manufacture, delivery,…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Assault-style weapons sale can be banned: US Supreme Court
The court turned down an attempt to block Illinois legislation prohibiting the sale and purchase of weapons
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Allows Ban on Assault-Weapons Sales to Remain in Place Pending Appeal
The Supreme Court today denied an application to halt bans on the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines by Illinois and Naperville (a Chicago suburb) pending appeal. As is…
Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: What Does The Second Amendment Protect?
President Biden, in the midst of inflation, potential recession and a stock market that will make you sad, twitted what might appear to be a surprising, and silly, position. It's…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus Update 6-9-2021: No, the COVID-19 vaccine has not killed more people than mass shootings, and it’s not even close
In Miller v. Bonata, a federal district court held that California's 30-plus-year ban on assault weapons violates the Second Amendment. In support of his holding, Judge Roger Benitez made the…
The Right Coast
How Can California’s ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Be Unconstitutional? by Jacob Sullum
When California legislators enacted the country's first ban on military-style rifles in 1989, they gave no weight to the fundamental right of armed self-defense guaranteed by the Second Amendment: a…