New Lawsuits Challenge Legality of Illinois ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in Washington in a July 14, 2021, file photograph. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

A federal lawsuit filed this week is one of several new complaints seeking to assert that a recently signed Illinois gun ban is illegal.

The Protect Illinois Communities Act, or House Bill 5471, runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, the new 28-page suit charges.