Illinois becomes the latest U.S. state to ban the sale or possession of semiautomatic weapons.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker looks to supporters in Chicago on Nov. 8, 2022, after he won reelection.Just hours after the legislation's passage in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the "Protect Illinois Communities Act" into law during a ceremony at the State Capitol in Springfield. Supporters, some of whom wereThe new law bans assault weapons, including some semiautomatic firearms, along with high-capacity magazines and rapid-firing devices.
MORE: Mom of 8-year-old partially paralyzed in Highland Park July 4 shooting describes 'slow and difficult' recovery For Illinois, the ban came six months after a gunman wielding a semiautomatic rifle shot and killed seven people at a 4th of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
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