As Illinois assault weapons ban faces challenges, lawmakers consider more restrictions

State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, gets a fist bump Wednesday from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul after she passed a measure g...

May 17, 2023
5:54 AM

State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, gets a fist bump Wednesday from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul after she passed a measure giving his office authority to sue gun dealers for deceptive marketing practices.  JERRY NOWICKI, CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are considering further legislation restricting the possession and marketing of firearms, even as state and federal courts are weighing the constitutionality of an assault weapons ban passed in January.

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