TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Oct 12, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court could announce tomorrow whether it will hear a challenge to an Illinois law banning assault weapons, CNBC reports. The Illinois State Rifle Association is challenging the constitutionality of a 2013 law passed in Highland Park that bans the sale, purchase or possession of semi-automatic weapons that can hold more than 10 rounds in a single ammunition clip or magazine in an effort to prevent mass shootings.