July 21, 2023
Friday, 21 July 2023 06:36 AM
On Jan. 10, 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Ill., signed legislation banning assault weapons —making Illinois just the 9th state to enact one of the strongest assault weapons bans in the country.
During the signing ceremony, and surrounded by the state’s leading anti-gun advocates, Pritzker declared war on gun groups, saying, “we will keep fighting — bill by bill, vote by vote, and protest by protest — to ensure that future generations only hear about massacres like Highland Park, Sandy Hook, and Uvalde in their textbooks.”
Pritzker then sent a shot across the bow, warning the state’s gun owners that there would be consequences for anyone not wanting to follow the new law.
Just minutes after the ceremony concluded, one of the most respected gun organizations in the country – the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) had a simple message for the governor and his unconstitutional gun ban:
“Challenge accepted. The Illinois State Rifle Association will see the State of Illinois in court.”
And weeks later, the ISRA followed through on that promise
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