Registration is now open for Illinois residents who own assault weapons

chicagosuntimes ^ | Oct. 1, 2023 | Mary Norkol

[PROCON]

Under a new law that took effect earlier this year, residents in possession of assault weapons are required to submit an endorsement affidavit by Jan. 1, 2024.

An endorsement affidavit is now available for Illinois residents who are required to register their assault weapons under a new ban signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker earlier this year.

The affidavit must be submitted by Jan. 1, 2024.

People in Illinois who possessed assault weapons, assault weapon attachments, .50 caliber rifles and .50 caliber cartridges before the law was passed must submit the affidavit, but large-capacity ammunition feeding devices don’t require one.

Guns won’t be confiscated as a result of the new law, but the registration affidavit is still required.

[PROCON]

Pritzker's pipe dream of complete civilian disarmament in Illinois is well underway.

Pro-2A attorney breaks it down: The State Forcing Its Gun Owners to Incriminate Themselves

[PROCON]

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[Lurker]

Nope.

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[butlerweave]

For democrats assault weapon is their Tongue

[Obadiah]

Has this been declared constitutional? Another example of the Illinois/blue state hellscape.

I’m waiting for all the criminals in the hood to step up and register. Any person complying with this dictate is crazy.

[ModelBreaker]

“Guns won’t be confiscated as a result of the new law, but the registration affidavit is still required.”

There’s the Lucy and the football moment.

Are we Linus?

[fightin kentuckian]

Hey Illinios, hold your breath, I’ll be right there.

[Jonty30]

I’ll be down asap to get on this.

[Texas Fossil]

Absolute BS! Totally unconstitutional.

[Lurker]

“Has this been declared constitutional?”

There are multiple lawsuits going through the State and Federal courts now.

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[dfwgator]

"F___ all that!"

[hanamizu]

Has this been declared constitutional?

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If you read the U.S. Constitution, you’ll find no mention of courts having the ability to declare acts of Congress Un-Constitutional. They couldn’t imagine that any Congress or legislature would write legislation that violated the Constitution.

But to answer your question, laws don’t have to be declared Constitutional to take effect. Someone has to sue to get courts to look at a law before it can be declared Un-Constitutional.

[TheDon]

I wonder what the compliance rate will be.

[Gay State Conservative]

I'm no Constitutional scholar but unless I'm mistaken the ruling in “Caetano v Massachusetts” would render this law unconstitutional. In this decision SCOTUS ruled (9-0) that the Massachusetts State Supreme Court's ruling upholding Caetano’s conviction on a weapons charge was “frivolous”.

But Tub O' Lard knows that it will take years for the courts to finally bury this law.

[Spktyr]

Don’t register - just move. Deprive Illinois of the tax revenue with which they oppress you.

[Magnum44]

[PROCON]

I wonder what the compliance rate will be.

Great question

If you watch the accompanying video, as the law is written, if you don't comply, you've committed a felony.

Pritzker is a POS and hates legal gun owners.

[SuperLuminal]

We (the nation) definitely need to rid our streets, schools, and restaurants of all those .50 caliber weapons that millions of customers always carry into those facilities...

[Texas Fossil]

Thanks for Illinois explanation video.

[mosaicwolf]

I am glad I own several Modern Sporting Rifles and no Assault Rifles.