Matthew Wilson v. Cook County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · No. 18-2686 · 937 F.3d 1028
👎Unfavorable to gun rights
assault weapons and magazine ban left standing under binding circuit precedent
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What the court held
Two Cook County residents brought a Second Amendment challenge to the county's ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. The Seventh Circuit affirmed dismissal on the pleadings, holding the county ordinance is materially indistinguishable from the Highland Park ordinance upheld in Friedman v. City of Highland Park, that the factual record plaintiffs wanted to develop would not distinguish that case, and that they offered no compelling reason to overrule circuit precedent.
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What this case is about
Cook County ordinance banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines
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Key Dates
- 2019-08-29 — Decided
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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