Chicago Suburb Bans Assault Weapons
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Turn Them Over: Chicago Suburb Bans AR-15s (And A Lot Of Handguns)
Well, if you live in Deerfield, Illinois, a new law is going into effect on June 13: a ban on so-called assault weapons, which carries a $1,000/day fine if current owners of AR-15s don’t remove them from the village limits. Of course, retired law enforcement is exempt.
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Lawsuit challenges Deerfield's assault weapons ban: 'It flies in the face of state law'
A Deerfield resident and two gun owners advocacy groups filed suit Thursday against the village of Deerfield, saying the municipality does not have the authority to ban assault weapons under a 2013 state law.
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Illinois town votes to ban assault weapons, fine violators up to $1,000 per day
The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has once again ignited the public debate around assault weapons and large capacity magazines. And while no sweeping gun control laws have been enacted at the federal level, one town in Illinois is taking matters into its own hands.
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