Federal judge denies motion to block Illinois assault weapons ban

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a statewide assault weapons ban in Springfield on Jan. 10, 2023. (Blue Room Stream)

A federal judge in Chicago has denied a motion seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Illinois’ assault weapons ban and a similar ordinance in Naperville.

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall ruled Friday that both Illinois and Naperville’s bans on selling assault weapons are “constitutionally sound.”