A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Illinois’ sweeping ban on high-powered guns, rejecting an argument that the law violates the Second Amendment rights of residents.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling is a victory for Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and supporters of a law passed in January in response to the mass shooting at Highland Park’s 2022 Fourth of July parade, which left seven people dead and dozens injured. Two members of a three-judge appellate panel found the state and municipalities that have banned the high-powered weapons “have a strong likelihood of success” in defending the law.
The federal appeals court’s decision comes as the Illinois State Police reminded the public that anyone who owned guns that were prohibited under the ban before it become law can begin registering those firearms with the state police on Oct. 1. Under the law, those owners have until Jan. 1 to register the guns with the state police or face a misdemeanor for a first offense of having an unregistered firearm covered by the ban, and a felony for subsequent offenses.
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