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The Illinois Supreme Court struck down Cook County’s firearm and ammunition tax ordinances.

11/4/2021
 

The Illinois Supreme Court struck down Cook County’s firearm and ammunition tax ordinances stating that they impose a burden on the exercise of a fundamental right protected by the second amendment. In a separate opinion, Justice Michael Burke stated that the majority opinion “leaves space for a municipality to enact a future tax — singling out guns and ammunition sales — that is more narrowly tailored to the purpose of ameliorating gun violence.”


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