Judge Strikes Down Illinois "Assault Weapon" Ban

[Brians356]

EAST ST. LOUIS, IL — A federal judge on Friday struck down Illinois' assault weapons ban, ruling that the statewide ban on certain semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines violates the Second and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The judge also issued a stay on his order for 30 days, allowing the state time to file an appeal.

U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn of the Southern District of Illinois sided with the gun rights advocates and firearm retailers who argued that the Protect Illinois Communities Act, or PICA, unlawfully restricts residents’ rights to own and possess certain firearms commonly used for self-defense.

McGlynn described the Protect Illinois Communities Act as an "unconstitutional affront to the Second Amendment."
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[jelenko]

We need that judge to review the NY SAFE act.

 

[Brians356]

We need that judge to review the NY SAFE act.

No, someone (could be you!) needs to file a fresh court challenge. Since the 2022 "Bruen" decision, a new lower standard for determining constitutionality exists.
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[D-4297]

Of course that idiot Pritzker said he would appeal it .

Meantime ; His family is building a Gun Range just across the Border in Wisconsin . Just more of the anti-gun Leftist ; Rules for Thee , but not for ME !

 

[M-61]

They strike down all of this garbage and the governors just ignore the rulings.
The S.A.F.E. Act was illegal from its conception. The required time from introduction to passing was totally ignored.

 

[Majday]

No, someone (could be you!) needs to file a fresh court challenge. Since the 2022 "Bruen" decision, a new lower standard for determining constitutionality exists.
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I think wa is in for a tough time coming up in the next 4 years with the "elected " officials (I-5) elected that is. Hopefully something like fresh challenges in court could produce something but I doubt it. I think Ferguson will be much worse than inslee.

 

[TSFineGuns]

Of course that idiot Pritzker said he would appeal it .

Meantime ; His family is building a Gun Range just across the Border in Wisconsin . Just more of the anti-gun Leftist ; Rules for Thee , but not for ME !

As a resident of Illinois (Purely due to my and my wife’s careers), this guy is an embarrassment to the state.

He did the same thing during Covid when he had Illinois locked down. Had his family up in Wisconsin and Florida on the regular.

 

[Brians356]

Of course that idiot Pritzker said he would appeal it .

If he does, he's only feeding the beast. SCOTUS will strike it down, reinforcing their expanding Second Amendment canon.
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[Brians356]

"Heller was pretty much an astounding decision to me when suddenly, individual could, [under] the Second Amendment, individuals could own firearms."

Sen. Maizie Hirono (D, Hawaii)
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Nov 13, 2024
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[joshb]

Meanwhile, in Delaware, the left is winning:

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Meanwhile, in Delaware, the left is winning:
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“At a time when guns are the leading cause of death for children in our nation “
How can they get by saying false stuff like this!

 

[Brians356]

“At a time when guns are the leading cause of death for children in our nation “
How can they get by saying false stuff like this!

Well, young people are relatively seldom affected by fatal diseases or other natural causes. Then consider that "children" includes 17 20-year-olds*. And the vast majority of gun deaths of children is from urban gang-related shootings. There's a race demographic which I won't mention here - exercise for the reader.

(* Thanks "D The D")
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[hogpatrol]

The NY, NJ, MD, DC and PA immigrant liberals have ruined the state of Delaware. With the health care system being the largest private employer (read medicare and medicaid) and the state being the largest employer (read socialism/communism) having any gun rights is doomed.

 

[Brians356]

That Delaware law may well be upheld by a district court of appeals, true, but I'm banking not by SCOTUS. They have heretofore cited AR-15 as the perfect example of a commonly-owned weapon.
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[ISS]

Anybody here know why I emigrated from Illinois to Idaho in 1978?

ISS

 

[Brians356]

Anybody here know why I emigrated from Illinois to Idaho in 1978?

No elk in Illinois?
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[ronsatspokane]

“At a time when guns are the leading cause of death for children in our nation “
How can they get by saying false stuff like this!

It's as easy as calling us deplorables, misogynists, racists, Nazi's, Fascists, unenlightened, stupid and garbage. Looks like their lies caught up to them. Please encourage the left to continue with their disparaging remarks. It's the best way to bank votes that make America great again.

 

[snert]

Joe Lunchbox finally got off his arse and voted enmass.
It took blatant lies (Covid will kill you outside...Covid will kill you inside...Covid natural immunity doesn't exist...the 1..2..3 shots will save you...Roger Levine is a woman...school choice isn't a good idea...A corvette is a secure governmentally approved place for ten year old Chinese related secret documents but Mar-La-Go isnt...it's the Russians...Hillary never challenged a vote...Pelosi has a great financial acumen and is just lucky playing the market...there is no inflation...a living wage for all will not change the bottom line for business or effect the cost of consumer goods...your tax dollars are well used at FEMA...forgiving student loans is free...riots are peaceful but silent prayer on a public sidewalk is not legal...free speech means no hate speech...DEI is not racist....girls can have #icks and play sports against girls who don't cause that is the real meaning of fair...that gun in the dumpster was the real crime, but those calls to daddy were just dinner invitations for ice cream and a hair sniff for the CCP...and by the way, all of you are too STUPID to know what is right so we will tell you.)

Ya, we voted and if the "new guys" keep doing the same CHIT we will throw them out too.

 

[Shifty6br]

I consider it a textbook example of what can be unburdened by what has been.....

 

[joshb]

I remember when Joe called the Supreme Court “Right Wing Extremists” after Roe V Wade was overturned. Par for the course. I giggle a little when I read about the Dems turning on him, saying he should have dropped out sooner. The spin artists are hard at work. The fact that Americans have had enough doesn’t enter their thinking!
My hope is that we’ll get some of these stupid gun laws stomped but I have my reservations. Trump did sign the bill that took away bump stocks.