GP: A federal judge on Friday issued an injunction barring the state of Illinois from enforcing an “assault weapon” ban.
Judge Stephen McGlynn of the Southern District of Illinois, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, said the Protect Illinois Communities Act cannot be enforced until a final decision on the constitutionality of the law is made, according to WGN-TV. He said the law will likely be found unconstitutional.
In his ruling, McGlynn noted that the impetus of PICA was the Highland Park shooting, in which seven people were killed and 48 wounded during a Fourth of July event last year.
“Can the senseless crimes of a relative few be so despicable [as] to justify the infringement of the constitutional rights of law-abiding individuals in hopes that such crimes will then abate or, at least, not be as horrific?” he wrote. more here
Good, now do Washington.
To answer his question: “No, especially when absolutely no effort is made to reign in the criminal element but all the efforts of government are agains otherwise law-abiding citizens.
A Federal Judge also needs to tell Jay Inslee in Wash. state that banning assault weapons is not constitutional and violates the 2nd Amendment. All this ban will do in Eastern Wash. is to drive firearms customers over to N. Idaho to buy guns which is only 30 miles away. There’s a Cabela’s right over the border at State Line just off of I-90 that’s even closer.
Judge will be overruled.
confiscation d-suckers in Il, proceed @ your own risk. ru faster than Pb?
The worst assault weapon in this country is the democrat party. They routinely assault our freedoms and liberties with impunity. Ban them!!
We’ll need the full use of the 2nd amendment to get America back from the true insurrectionists that are trying to take over America.
See! That’s why I come here. To be informed as to what’s happening in my backyard.
Not that anyone has one of them there assault thingees.
I understand ATF is also trying for a new law requiring floatation devices being required as attached to ALL Assault Rifles.
guns enable real humans to defend themselves from obidens
When they are referring to LEO they call them personal defence weapons. Why?
Oh yeah, and they are scary black weapons too.
Kudos to Judge Steve McGlynn from St.Clair County, IL !!!
I became friends with Steve when he was the GOP County Chairman, many, many moons ago.
A voice of reason in the Democrat Socialist Republic of Illinois !!
Good on Ya, Steve.
Prickster is a world class a-hole.