Gun Rights

The Connecticut-based National Shooting Sports Foundation filed the suit in federal court in East St. Louis on Monday, just two days after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill into law.

The opinion was handed down in a lawsuit by a central Illinois lawmaker who argued that banning the sale of high-powered rifles and high-capacity magazines violates the state constitution.

There could be consequences for people who openly display a gun and don’t have a concealed carry permit, such as a fine of at least $500 and up to 30 days in jail.

The latest order a stays temporary injunction from another judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis.

The federal judge finds ‘likely’ 2nd Amendment violation days after different federal judge in Chicago declined similar action.

This case is just one of several challenging new state law’s constitutionality.

Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, expressed unease with the measure so soon after a deadly school shooting in Nashville.

McCloskey and his wife made national headlines in 2020 when they were photographed brandishing guns while demonstrators walked down his street.

A St. Louis attorney told the Missouri Supreme Court that the Second Amendment Preservation Act was an "unintelligible statute" that has confused state law enforcement.

The judge ruled that the issue should be litigated by the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County and Jackson County separately.