Quick Take on Illinois Supreme Court Opinion Issued Friday, August 11, 2023

In a 4-3 decision addressing the General Assembly’s recent enactment of a criminal code provision restricting the purchase, sale and possession of assault weapons, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed a Macon County circuit court’s order finding the Protect Illinois Communities Act (Act) unconstitutional. Plaintiffs included a business, two individuals, and a voluntary unincorporated association with hundreds of individuals and businesses, all of whom alleged that they “possessed or