McHenry County state's attorney files lawsuit to halt Illinois' new gun law at least in that county
The McHenry County state's attorney's office is challenging the constitutionality of Illinois' new ban on some high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines in a lawsuit filed Thursday, joining a number of other groups, businesses and officials across the state seeking to overturn the law.
The lawsuit, filed by State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally, makes the case that provisions in the law that ban a number of firearms, various attachments and magazines of a certain size are unconstitutional and argues the weapons and parts help make the weapons safer and have utility in self- and home defense.
For those who already own the newly banned guns, the law will require owners to register their firearms -- a provision that many law enforcement officials have said they won't enforce. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Another example the lawsuit provides is flash suppressors, which it argues can help a victim during a home invasion.Filed in the McHenry County courthouse, the lawsuit seeks to have the law declared unconstitutional and an injunction, which, if granted, would halt the law's effects for the time being in McHenry County.
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