Biden administration commends new assault weapon ban in Illinois
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden administration commends new assault weapon ban in Illinois

Al Jazeera  

Illinois joins eight other US states, including California and New York, in banning the sale of military-style firearms. Jean-Pierre said that Biden has “continued to press for more action to keep our homes, schools and communities safe, including federal laws requiring background checks for all gun sales and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines”. “In the meantime, the president continues to urge other states to join California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Delaware, Washington, DC and now Illinois to ban assault weapons at the state level to save lives.” The Biden administration’s efforts to address gun violence in the US have been focused on the sale of the military-style weapons, which are designed to rapidly fire and are often coupled with high-capacity magazines. “I’m going to try to get rid of assault weapons.” Assault-style weapons have been used in several high-profile mass shootings in recent years, including the last May’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where the gunman used an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle. Brady, a national group advocating against gun violence, said the ban would save lives, calling it a “major victory for Illinois”.

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Trump-Appointed Judge Deals Major Blow To Gun Reform
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump-Appointed Judge Deals Major Blow To Gun Reform

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge overturned an Illinois assault weapons ban Friday, contending that the law enacted in response to the 2022 mass shooting at a Highland Park parade violated the Second Amendment in its entirety. The 168-page ruling, by Donald Trump-appointee Stephen McGlynn, deals a sharp blow to reformers and marks the latest major court ruling to expand …

Judge tosses Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge tosses Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal

Politico  

McGlynn’s order doesn’t take effect for 30 days. “Sadly, there are those who seek to usher in a sort of post-Constitution era where the citizens’ individual rights are only as important as they are convenient to a ruling class,” McGlynn, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term, wrote in his opinion. “The oft-quoted phrase that ‘no …

Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional, but the state’s cap on magazines over 10 rounds passes constitutional muster, a federal judge said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan’s 69-page opinion says he was compelled to rule as he did because of the Supreme Court’s rulings in firearms cases, particularly the 2022 Bruen decision that …

Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional

LA Times  

An AR-15-style rifle is fired at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives facility in Martinsburg, W.Va. New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional, but the state’s cap on magazines over 10 rounds passes constitutional muster, a federal judge said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan’s 69-page opinion says he was compelled to rule as he did …

Supreme Court sidesteps several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court sidesteps several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights Tuesday, declining to hear a challenge to an assault weapons ban in Illinois and sending other gun cases back to lower courts, including a challenge to the law used to convict Hunter Biden. The moves came after the justices upheld a gun law intended to protect victims …

Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With the calendar-page turn to 2024 on Monday comes 320 new state laws that Illinois residents will need to navigate. Here are some of the other major changes to Illinois state law as of New Year’s Day: BAN ON SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPONS The U.S. Supreme Court has failed to take up the case of Illinois’ ban on the …

Federal appeals court upholds Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban
1 year, 1 month ago

Federal appeals court upholds Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Illinois’ prohibition on high-power semiautomatic weapons, refusing to put a hold on the law adopted in response to the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The majority recognized a difference between firearms for personal use and those the state law …

Illinois Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons
1 year, 4 months ago

Illinois Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally. Bolstered by the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court case that determined Americans have a right to carry weapons in public for self-defense, Caulkins argued that the plaintiffs and those granted exemptions …

Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants
1 year, 4 months ago

Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally, as the state continues its quest to curb mass shootings. The prime exhibit in Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s effort is the JR-15, a smaller, lighter version of …

Biden will mark the anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden will mark the anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre

The Independent  

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Supreme Court lets Illinois keep ban on sale of some semiautomatic guns for now
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court lets Illinois keep ban on sale of some semiautomatic guns for now

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that Illinois can, for now, keep in place a new law that bars the sale of certain semiautomatic guns and large-capacity magazines. The high court denied an emergency request from people challenging the law, which bans so-called assault weapons. California, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey and New York also require registration of guns purchased …

'That One Bullet Is Still Reverberating': Moms Share Stories Of Gun Violence
1 year, 7 months ago

'That One Bullet Is Still Reverberating': Moms Share Stories Of Gun Violence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Like most 17-year-olds, Melody McFadden’s life lay before her. “The polls show that a clear majority of Americans favor assault weapons bans,” John Feinblatt, the president of Everytown for Gun Safety, told HuffPost. “Under NRA pressure, Congress let the ban lapse in 2004, and we see the fallout of their cowardice every time we get a news …

Texas shooting: President Biden urges Congress to ban assault weapons
1 year, 7 months ago

Texas shooting: President Biden urges Congress to ban assault weapons

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden Sunday renewed his call for Congress to ban semi-automatic rifles like the one used in a weekend shooting that left eight victims dead in Texas, news agency AFP reported. “We need more action, faster to save lives'” "Once again, Congress must send me a bill banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The President also ordered US …

All The Stupid Laws That Have Passed Instead Of An Assault Rifle Ban
1 year, 8 months ago

All The Stupid Laws That Have Passed Instead Of An Assault Rifle Ban

Huff Post  

Here’s how tragically absurd mass shootings have gotten in our country: This piece was written and ready to be published on Monday when we got news that a man entered a Louisville, Kentucky, bank from which he had reportedly been recently terminated and opened fire, killing five people and injuring others. It’s the same type of gun another shooter used …

Biden has made 70 unanswered pleas to Congress to ban assault weapons
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden has made 70 unanswered pleas to Congress to ban assault weapons

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He has referenced a federal ban on assault weapons, called on Congress to renew …

US President Joe Biden urges ban on assault weapons after Nashville shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

US President Joe Biden urges ban on assault weapons after Nashville shooting

Firstpost  

Biden, a Democrat, has repeatedly called for a renewed assault weapons ban and stricter rules on gun sales, measures that need to pass Congress Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban after six people, including three children, were killed in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, the White House said. “I …

Illinois gun-ban incites challenges to legislative shortcuts
1 year, 10 months ago

Illinois gun-ban incites challenges to legislative shortcuts

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — For all the fanfare and the legal rigmarole of Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, it might come as a surprise to learn the legislation was titled “Insurance Code-Public Adjusters.” To thousands of gun owners and merchants who filed lawsuits over it, the title exemplifies the way legislators cut corners last month to enact the legislation prompted by …

NRA sues over Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons
1 year, 10 months ago

NRA sues over Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ two-week-old ban on semiautomatic weapons outlaws “ubiquitous” firearms in “radical” defiance of the Constitution’s Second Amendment, a federal lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association Tuesday claims. Two individual gun owners from Benton, about 100 miles southeast of St. Louis, are lead plaintiffs in the NRA lawsuit, the second to be filed in U.S. District Court …

Joe Biden wants to ban assault weapons again in America: The 1994 ban on these firearms and why it expired
1 year, 10 months ago

Joe Biden wants to ban assault weapons again in America: The 1994 ban on these firearms and why it expired

Firstpost  

This is America for you in 2023. As scenes of agony, loss and horror become all too familiar, President Joe Biden, on Tuesday, once again called on Congress to pass a federal law banning assault weapons. In fact, in 2019 after the deadly shootings in a Walmart in Texas’ El Paso and Ohio’s Dayton former President Bill Clinton had urged …

Illinois appeals judge’s restraining order on gun ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Illinois appeals judge’s restraining order on gun ban

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday asked a state appellate court to dismiss a temporary restraining order on Illinois’ new ban on semiautomatic weapons. It contends the restraining order issued last Friday by Effingham County Circuit Judge Joshua Morrison was improper because of contrary state Supreme Court rulings and the lawsuit’s inability to prove the gun …

Illinois bans semiautomatic weapons, critics vow court test
1 year, 11 months ago

Illinois bans semiautomatic weapons, critics vow court test

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois banned the sale or possession of semiautomatic weapons Tuesday when Gov. In his inaugural address Monday, the Democrat abhorred not only the Highland Park mass shooting that also left 30 injured, but frequent gun violence in Chicago, notably the gun play that killed two 16-year-olds and injured two others last month at Benito Juarez High School …

Ill. Senate OKs gun ban, House Democrats agree with changes
1 year, 11 months ago

Ill. Senate OKs gun ban, House Democrats agree with changes

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate approved a ban on semiautomatic weapons Monday, hours after Gov. J.B. Pritzker was sworn in to a second term and expressed disgust over shootings so frequent each “needs a title so you know which one we’re referring to.” The Senate plan differs slightly from the recent House-passed version, but despite initial objections from House …

Democrats propose assault weapon ban, gun purchase permit
2 years ago

Democrats propose assault weapon ban, gun purchase permit

Associated Press  

TUKWILA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced legislative proposals on Monday that would prohibit assault weapons, require a permit to purchase a gun and make gun sellers potentially liable for negligent sales in the state. KeAnna Rose Pickett, whose husband, D’Vonne Pickett Jr., was fatally shot outside their business in Seattle’s Central District, urged …

Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons
2 years ago

Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden speaks about the “scourge” of gun violence, his go-to answer is to zero in on so-called assault weapons. We need to enact an assault weapons ban to get weapons of war off America’s streets.” When Biden and other lawmakers talk about “assault weapons,” they are using an inexact term to describe a group of …

Joe Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘senseless’ Colorado Springs shooting
2 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘senseless’ Colorado Springs shooting

The Independent  

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House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns
2 years, 4 months ago

House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide. Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the vote toward passage in the Democratic-run House, saying the earlier ban “saved lives.” …

US House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns
2 years, 4 months ago

US House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns

Firstpost  

Once banned in the US, the high-powered firearms are now widely blamed as the weapon of choice among young men responsible for many of the most devastating mass shootings Washington: The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used …

US House passes bill banning certain assault rifles
2 years, 4 months ago

US House passes bill banning certain assault rifles

Al Jazeera  

Democrats say measure is ‘crucial’ to tackling mass shootings, but it’s unlikely to secure the Republican support in the Senate needed to become law. The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban assault weapons for the first time in decades, in response to a series of mass shootings that shocked the country. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …

Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years
2 years, 5 months ago

Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats pushed ahead Wednesday with legislation that would ban certain semi-automatic weapons as they considered their most far-reaching response yet to this summer’s series of mass shootings. “Democrats know this legislation will not reduce violent crime or reduce the likelihood of mass shootings, but they are obsessed with attacking law-abiding Americans’ Second Amendment liberties,” said Ohio Rep. …

US president signs first major gun reform law in decades
2 years, 5 months ago

US president signs first major gun reform law in decades

Al Jazeera  

The law is the most impactful firearms measure produced by Congress since the enactment of the assault weapons ban in 1993. US President Joe Biden has signed the first major federal gun reform in three decades, a bipartisan compromise that comes in light of a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at …

Biden signs gun safety bill into law
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden signs gun safety bill into law

NPR  

Biden signs gun safety bill into law Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Biden on Saturday signed into law the first major gun safety legislation passed by Congress in nearly 30 years. "While this bill doesn't do everything I want, it does include actions I've long called for that are going to save lives," …

‘Enough’: Biden tells lawmakers to pass gun control laws
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Enough’: Biden tells lawmakers to pass gun control laws

Al Jazeera  

In emotional speech, US president says it’s time for lawmakers to enact tough laws – including a ban on assault weapons – to curb gun violence. Other proposals included a limit on high capacity magazines, secure storage laws, “red flag” laws, universal background checks, and the removal of protection laws for gun manufacturers. Alluding to the mid-term elections later this …

'How much more carnage?' Joe Biden calls for ban on assault weapons
2 years, 6 months ago

'How much more carnage?' Joe Biden calls for ban on assault weapons

The Telegraph  

US President Joe Biden called for a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in an impassioned address to the nation on Thursday night, as America reels from a series of mass shootings. In a rare prime time address, Mr Biden pleaded with Republican senators to at least allow for debate on gun reform, as he asked: “How much more …

Biden to demand ‘commonsense laws’ to combat gun violence in surprise primetime remarks after mass shootings
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden to demand ‘commonsense laws’ to combat gun violence in surprise primetime remarks after mass shootings

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden will deliver primetime remarks on 2 June …

Texas shooting is new test for President Joe Biden's long battle over guns
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas shooting is new test for President Joe Biden's long battle over guns

Firstpost  

The tragedy has refocused Biden’s presidency on one of the greatest political challenges of his career — the long fight for gun control Washington: Joe Biden, then the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, surveyed the collection of black, military-style rifles on display in the middle of the room as he denounced the sale of guns whose “only real function …

Texas shooting is new test for Biden’s long battle over guns
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas shooting is new test for Biden’s long battle over guns

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden, then the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, surveyed the collection of black, military-style rifles on display in the middle of the room as he denounced the sale of guns whose “only real function is to kill human beings at a ferocious pace.” That was nearly three decades ago, and Congress was on the verge of …

U.S. appeals court blocks judge’s decision to overturn state’s assault weapons ban
3 years, 6 months ago

U.S. appeals court blocks judge’s decision to overturn state’s assault weapons ban

LA Times  

A panel of the 9th U.S. In a brief order, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of Judge Roger T. Benitez’s June 4 decision, in which he likened an AR-15 semiautomatic to a Swiss Army knife and called it “good for both home and battle.” Benitez’s decision overturning the California ban gave …

US President Joe Biden is renewing gun-control pledge following shootings in Georgia and Colorado
3 years, 8 months ago

US President Joe Biden is renewing gun-control pledge following shootings in Georgia and Colorado

ABC  

This week in Washington, an old ritual is playing out with new twists. Joe Biden urged Congress to pass two bills that would ban assault weapons and close background check loopholes for most gun purchases. The death of 20 children was noted as the most significant opportunity to pass gun control measures to date, but in the end, Biden's proposed …

Joe Biden Calls To Ban Assault Weapons After Boulder Grocery Shooting
3 years, 9 months ago

Joe Biden Calls To Ban Assault Weapons After Boulder Grocery Shooting

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for a nationwide ban on assault weapons, background check reforms and broad changes to magazine capacity restrictions in his first remarks since a gunman opened fire at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket on Monday, killing 10 people. “While we’re still waiting on more information regarding the shooter, his motive, the weapons he …

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