ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL STATEMENT ON APPELLATE COURT UPHOLDING STATE BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS, LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL STATEMENT ON APPELLATE COURT UPHOLDING STATE BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS, LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES

July 09, 2026

Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Barnett v. Raoul, in which the court upheld the state's ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.

"This is a win that enhances public safety in Illinois. We have seen the damage that assault weapons and large-capacity magazines can inflict, and these weapons of war have no place in our communities. My office has successfully defended the state's prohibition on these weapons in both state and federal court, and I am immensely proud of the hardworking attorneys in my office who have worked diligently to preserve this critical public safety measure."