Exposing the Bizarre Lack of Logic Behind the Illinois Assault Weapon Ban - The Truth About Guns

Exposing the Bizarre Lack of Logic Behind the Illinois Assault Weapon Ban - The Truth About Guns

The Illinois assault weapons ban is currently under review in a federal appeals court after being ruled unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn in November 2024, stating the ban violates the Second and 14th Amendments. Pointing out the bizarre nature of the ban, however, experts say that what makes a firearm an “assault weapon” is trivial and lacking in any cogent reasoning. With “assault weapon” being a largely made-up expressio…