Post by dilligaf on Nov 18, 2024 23:10:47 GMT -5
Federal District Court Strikes Down IL’s “Assault Weapon” and “Large-Capacity Magazine” Bans in NRA-Supported Case
The court concluded that the banned “assault weapons” and “large-capacity magazines” are common arms covered by the Second Amendment.
Proceeding to its historical analysis, the court emphasized the importance of the right to keep and bear arms at the time of our nation’s Founding, and then considered traditional regulations on that right. Ultimately, the court found no historical regulations that could justify PICA’s restrictions.
In conclusion, the court denounced “those who seek to usher in a sort of post-Constitution era where the citizens’ individual rights are only as important as they are convenient to a ruling class,” and ruled that “the provisions of PICA criminalizing the knowing possession of specific semiautomatic rifles, shotguns, magazines, and attachments are unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution as applied to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment.”
The court concluded that the banned “assault weapons” and “large-capacity magazines” are common arms covered by the Second Amendment.
Proceeding to its historical analysis, the court emphasized the importance of the right to keep and bear arms at the time of our nation’s Founding, and then considered traditional regulations on that right. Ultimately, the court found no historical regulations that could justify PICA’s restrictions.
In conclusion, the court denounced “those who seek to usher in a sort of post-Constitution era where the citizens’ individual rights are only as important as they are convenient to a ruling class,” and ruled that “the provisions of PICA criminalizing the knowing possession of specific semiautomatic rifles, shotguns, magazines, and attachments are unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution as applied to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment.”
The court got it right.
Illinois gun haters have 30 days to appeal the ruling.
Illinois gun haters have 30 days to appeal the ruling.
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