Pritzker defends Illinois assault weapons ban after U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge

Why Viramontes Could Be The Beginning Of The End For AR-15 Bans

The Supreme Court will hear Viramontes and Grant, two cases challenging bans on AR-15-style rifles and other commonly owned semiautomatic firearms. IMG Duncan Johnson On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, consolidating the matters to directly confront a constitutional question that activist lower courts have spent years dodging: whether the Second Amendment …

The Second Amendment Protects All Weapons, Not Just Those In Common Use » Sons of Liberty Media

Here at defenseofournation.com, I have been quite critical of the Supreme Court’s reluctance to grant certiorari to any of the assault weapon ban cases plaguing the nation. On Tuesday, June 30th, they finally agreed to hear two of these cases. Viramontes v. Cook County, out of Illinois, and Grant v. Higgins, out of Connecticut. Like …

Pritzker defends state ban on semiautomatic weapons

After the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider a case challenging Cook County’s ban on semiautomatic weapons, Gov. J.B. Pritzker cited the 2022 Highland Park parade shooting as a reason why Illinois’ statewide ban should be upheld.

Pritzker defends Illinois assault weapons ban after U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is defending Illinois' ban on assault-style weapons after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging Cook County's longstanding prohibition on certain semiautomatic firearms, a case that could have national implications for gun laws.

Experts Expect Supreme Court to Strike Down AR-15 Bans

The nation’s highest court will decide whether the Second Amendment protects so-called assault weapons, and there is widespread agreement about what direction it’s likely to go. A collection of scholars from across the ideological spectrum with decades of experience studying the Second Amendment and American gun laws told The Reload that Viramontes v. Cook County is one of the most important… Source

The Second Amendment Protects All Weapons, Not Just Those In Common Use

Here at defenseofournation.com, I have been quite critical of the Supreme Court’s reluctance to grant certiorari to any of the assault weapon ban cases plaguing the nation. On Tuesday, June 30th, they finally agreed to hear two of these cases. Viramontes v. Cook County, out of Illinois, and Grant v. Higgins, out of Connecticut. Like usual, I have questions. Two years ago, the court denied cert to Barnett v. Raoul, which was a challenge to the st…