claim: "it’s now constitutional to ban [assault weapons] in illinois. yet, the illinois general assembly has failed to allow other cities to have that opportunity."
author: nancy rotering
evidence_1: feb 11, 2018 ... we in highland park banned assault weapons and were taken to ... it's now  constitutional to ban these weapons of war in illinois. yet, the illinois general  assembly has failed to allow other cities to have that opportunity. that's an  opportunity that the attorney general can use as a platform to move forward.
evidence_2: "it's now constitutional to ban [assault weapons] in illinois. yet, the illinois general  assembly has failed to allow other cities to have that opportunity." — politifact ...
evidence_3: may 20, 2018 ... towns need to debate assault weapons bans, as highland park did in 2013. ... it  is time for the illinois general assembly to pass senate bill 2314, ... that same  opportunity for other cities is long gone, and the general assembly's ... we have  had many bad leaders who have not led by example but have led ...
evidence_4: apr 6, 2018 ... a lawsuit has been filed in lake county circuit court seeking to challenge  deerfield's recently passed assault weapons ban. ... not have the authority to ban  assault weapons under a 2013 state law. ... joining deerfield resident daniel  easterday and the illinois state rifle association in the lawsuit is the ...
evidence_5: this act may be cited as the firearm owners identification card act. ... it is hereby  declared as a matter of legislative determination that in order to promote ...  firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, and tasers within the state of illinois by  ..... times and in all other places have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a  case; ...