Seventh Circuit Upholds Illinois ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
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On Thursday a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the “assault weapons” and magazine bans in Illinois.
The case is Barnett v. Raoul.
The three-judge panel ruled two to one in favor of the ban, claiming the ban’s restrictions on “AR-15s and thirty-round rifle magazines…are consistent with the principles that underpin our Nation’s tradition of firearm regulation.”
Chief Judge Michael B. Brennan dissented, noting that the AR-15 is “the best-selling rifle in America” and the banned magazines are “standard capacity.”
He continued:
Our Nation’s enduring traditions forbid governments from prohibiting firearms commonly owned for self-defense. Because the people have overwhelmingly chosen the AR-15 rifle and its magazine as their weapon of choice, they are protected by the Second Amendment.
On June 30, 2026, Breitbart News noted SCOTUS granted cert in two cases: Grant v. Higgins and Viramontes v. Cook County. The cases are consolidated and will result in a ruling as to whether AR-15s and similar rifles are protected by the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.
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