Illinois top court revives suit on assault weapon ban

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Illinois top court revives suit on assault weapon ban

By CHRISTOPHER WILLS The Associated Press April 5, 2012 10:48PM

Updated: April 6, 2012 2:10AM

SPRINGFIELD — A legal challenge to Cook County’s ban on assault weapons got new life Thursday when the Illinois Supreme Court reversed lower-court rulings that found the ban constitutional.

The unanimous decision sends the case back to trial court, where the two sides will present evidence on whether assault weapons qualify for full protection under the Second Amendment. Weapons that are “dangerous and unusual” — such as machine guns or sawed-off shotguns — can be restricted.

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Steve

[mrkalashnikov]

Keeping fingers crossed on this one....

[O.S.O.K.]

Pretty soon Rom will be issuing a public warning to the Illinois Supreme Court...