State Legality Matrix / Magazine Capacity Limits / Illinois
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-10
Yes. Bans sale, manufacture, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for long guns and over 15 rounds for handguns. Limit: 10 rounds (long guns), 15 rounds (handguns). Effective 2023-01-10.
Controlling law: 720 ILCS 5/24-1.10
PICA is enforceable as of July 2026: on July 9, 2026 the Seventh Circuit (Barnett v. Raoul, 2-1) reversed the district court's permanent injunction and upheld the ban. Pre-2023 magazines are grandfathered via endorsement affidavit; related Supreme Court cases are set for fall 2026.
There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.
Scope: Detachable magazine round-count restrictions for handguns and long guns. States not listed have no capacity limit.
Yes. Bans sale, manufacture, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for long guns and over 15 rounds for handguns. Limit: 10 rounds (long guns), 15 rounds (handguns). Effective 2023-01-10. Controlling law: 720 ILCS 5/24-1.10.
The controlling law is 720 ILCS 5/24-1.10. Bans sale, manufacture, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for long guns and over 15 rounds for handguns.
Illinois's rule took effect 2023-01-10. PICA is enforceable as of July 2026: on July 9, 2026 the Seventh Circuit (Barnett v. Raoul, 2-1) reversed the district court's permanent injunction and upheld the ban. Pre-2023 magazines are grandfathered via endorsement affidavit; related Supreme Court cases are set for fall 2026.
There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.
Living under a 10-round cap does not mean running junk magazines. These are factory and OEM-quality 10-round options that feed reliably and fit flush.
10-round MDT polymer AICS short-action magazine for .308 Winchester and 6.5 Creedmoor precision rifle chassis systems.
Factory OEM 10-round steel magazine for the Ruger Mark IV 22/45 (and 22/45 Lite) chambered in .22 LR.
Factory FN OEM 10-round magazine for the most restrictive state capacity limits.
10-round single-stack magazine for .350 Legend AR-15 rifles
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