There is reaction coming in from across the state after Gov. JB Pritzker signed the IL assault weapon ban into law Tuesday night.
It bans the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, along with rapid-fire devices.Other supporters said the law is overdue and will start to reverse decades of escalating gun violence.
But opponents of the law said it unfairly penalizes many of the 2.4 million legal gun owners in Illinois. "It's a huge overreach; it really chokes people's second amendment rights," said Richard Pearson, Illinois State Rifle Association executive director.The law will ban the sale, delivery and purchase of dozens of assault-style weapons, any firearms currently owned must be registered with state police.The mayor of Highland Park released a statement, saying in part, "Banning assault weapons has proven to be effective at curbing gun violence. ...
Republicans said this law will make law-abiding taxpayers and gun owners felons, and they plan to defy it.
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