Violent — IL — reported 2026-07-14

SUMMARY

A federal appeals court upheld Illinois' 2023 assault weapons ban on Thursday.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Violent
  • Location: IL
  • Date reported: 2026-07-14
  • Suspect: not stated
  • Status: upheld

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The Highland Park parade shooter killed seven people and injured dozens more using an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle and three 30-round magazines, allowing him to fire 83 shots over a period of just 40 seconds.
  • Illinois' assault weapons ban law was in line with the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
  • The majority relied on a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court's decision finding that military-style firearms like the M-16 issued to enlisted soldiers can be banned.
  • There is no dispute that when chambered with identical bullets, the AR15 and the M16 fire rounds at approximately the same velocity — about 3,100 feet, or ten football fields, per second.