DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – The Illinois ban on the sale and purchase of assault style military weapons was dealt a setback in Macon County Circuit Court.
A Macon County judge ruled Friday afternoon in favor of plaintiffs that the gun ban is unconstitutional. State Representative Dan Caulkins, (R) Decatur, was among plaintiffs in the case.
The ruling comes just a day after the Illinois Attorney General filed a response in opposition to the temporary restraining order of the ban.
Representative Caulkins tells WAND News he is happy with the ruling but he expects the Illinois Attorney General to appeal the case to the Illinois Supreme Court.
Find the text of today's ruling below.
A spokesperson from the AG's office sent the following statement:
"The court's decision is in line with the 5th District's decision in Accuracy Firearms. Because the court entered a final judgment, we are able to appeal directly to the Illinois Supreme Court. We filed our notice of appeal today, and we expect the Court to accept it on Monday. We will ask the Court for an expedited schedule, and we look forward to defending the Act in the Illinois Supreme Court."
The filed notice of appeal can be found below.
Copyright 2023. WAND TV. All rights reserved.
