Seventh Circuit Affirms Illinois ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban

Law Shield was disturbed to see a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision affirming an ordinance in the City of Highland Park, Illinois (§136.005 of the City Code) that prohibits the possession of so-called “assault weapons” and “large‐capacity magazines.” In the decision, Judge Frank Easterbrook held that the 2-1 majority found that “[i]f a ban

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