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There are minimal consequences for failing to register, and whether the law is even enforced depends heavily on where you live and how authorities discover an unregistered gun.
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With Illinois' assault weapons registration looming on January 1, some questions remain from the public on which guns are banned, how to file disclosures and what happens next.
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Officials at the Illinois State Police said they are working to finalize rules for registering assault weapons and other items that are now tightly regulated under the state’s new assault weapons ban as a Jan. 1 compliance deadline approaches.
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The high court is already set to consider several gun-related cases this term. The U.S. Supreme Court had also declined to issue an injunction on Illinois' ban back in May 2023.
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The law enforcement agency agreed to further hearings at request of state rulemaking committee.
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The decision means the ban will now likely remain in effect while the federal appeals court in Chicago takes time to hear arguments in the case.
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The latest order a stays temporary injunction from another judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis.
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The federal judge finds ‘likely’ 2nd Amendment violation days after different federal judge in Chicago declined similar action.
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This case is just one of several challenging new state law’s constitutionality.
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Several state and local officials have since been sued in federal and state courts by plaintiffs, including residents, gun shop owners and organizations that oppose the law.