Supreme Court Review Sought In Illinois Assault Weapons Ban Case

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for review in Viramontes v. Cook County, SAF’s challenge to the Cook County, Ill., ban on so-called “assault weapons.”

Originally filed in 2021, the case was put “on hold” during which time the Supreme Court handed down the 2022 Bruen decision, and the Illinois legislature passed the nearly identical statewide ban on “assault weapons,” which SAF has also challenged, in Harrel v. Raoul. SAF is joined in Viramontes by the Firearms Policy Coalition and two private citizens. READ MORE AT:  https://www.ammoland.com/2025/08/supreme-court-review-sought-in-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-case/?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap