A county judge in southern Illinois on Friday blocked enforcement of the assault weapons ban against the 865 gun owners and one downstate firearms store who filed a lawsuit earlier this week challenging the newly enacted state law.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the decision in downstate Effingham County “not surprising” and “disappointing,” while also vowing that he remains confident the courts will uphold the constitutionality of the law he signed on Jan. 10.
