Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted the Protect Illinois Communities Act on Jan. 10 this year. The law bans sales of certain semi-automatic firearms and magazines over a certain capacity. An affidavit of such firearms owned before then must be registered with Illinois State Police by Jan. 1, 2024. Sheriffs across the state had vowed to not enforce the law.
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The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the state's "assault weapons" ban is constitutional, delivering a blow to Republican lawmakers and gun rights advocates who alleged it violated the Second Amendment. The Protect Illinois Communities Act bans the sale of dozens of specific types of rifles and handguns, such as AR-15 rifles and .50-caliber guns, attachments,