Lawyers say D.C. court’s decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois – Capitol News IL

Lawyers say D.C. court’s decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois – Capitol News IL

At issue before the 7th Circuit is a constitutional challenge to the Protect Illinois Communities Act, or PICA, a sweeping ban on assault-style weapons and large-capacity magazines. Illinois lawmakers passed that ban during a lame duck session in January 2023 following a mass shooting the previous summer at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park that left seven people dead.