With expedited appeal, Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments in May over rifle ban twill
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Supreme Court agreed this week to fast-track, starting in May, the state's appeal of a Macon County judge's ruling against parts of a recently passed state ban on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines.
On March 3, Judge Rodney S. Forbes ruled that the exceptions to the weapons ban violate the equal protection clause in the Illinois Constitution as well as the"special legislation" clause that prohibits the General Assembly from passing"a special or local law when a general law can be made applicable."
by signing up you agree to our terms of service The new law bans the sale and manufacture of a long list of firearms defined as"assault weapons," assault weapon attachments, .50-caliber rifles and .50-caliber cartridges, as well as large-capacity magazines.
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