Illinois has become the ninth state in the United States to pass an assault weapons ban aimed at keeping weapons of war off its streets.
In the presence of lawmakers and gun control activists, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Protect Illinois Communities Act banning the sale and distribution of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines in Illinois, effective immediately.
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