Assault weapon sales now illegal in Illinois: ‘This will save lives,’ Pritzker says after signing bill into law

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs the assault weapons ban at the state Capitol in Springfield Tuesday evening. (Tina Sfondeles/Chicago Sun-Times)

SPRINGFIELD — Assault weapons can no longer be sold in Illinois.

The state immediately banned the sale of the military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines Tuesday evening, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature on a bill the House had passed just hours earlier.