{"id":2343823,"date":"2024-09-20T09:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-ban-judge-what-if-black-victims-of-historic-race-riots-had-such-weapons-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T09:32:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:32:52","slug":"gun-ban-judge-what-if-black-victims-of-historic-race-riots-had-such-weapons-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-ban-judge-what-if-black-victims-of-historic-race-riots-had-such-weapons-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun ban judge: What if Black victims of historic race riots had such weapons &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgun-ban-judge-what-if-black-victims-of-historic-race-riots-had-such-weapons-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent bench trial, Judge Stephen McGlynn deliberated on the constitutionality of Illinois&#8217; Protect Illinois Communities Act, which enforces a ban on \u200dthe sale and\u2062 possession\u200d of over 170 types of\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-congress-enact-major-restrictions-on-constitutionally-protected-second-amendment-rights\/\" title=\"Biden To Congress: Enact Major Restrictions On Constitutionally Protected Second Amendment Rights\">semi-automatic firearms<\/a> and \u200dcertain magazines. The trial took\u200d place in the Southern District\u200c of Illinois and concluded with\u200b closing arguments from both sides. During the proceedings, Judge\u2063 McGlynn reflected on historical \u2063racial violence, specifically\u2064 referencing the East St. \u200bLouis race riot of 1917, where numerous\u2064 Black victims faced violent attacks,\u2064 and he pondered\u200b how their circumstances might\u2062 have changed had they been armed. \u200cHe encouraged\u200d attendees to\u2063 learn \u200cabout the \u2063significant sites related to the riots. \u2062The \u200djudge also pointed to other historical events, such \u2064as the 1921 Tulsa race riot, to underscore his points about victimization and the right to self-defense. An attorney representing the plaintiffs expressed\u200d that the\u2063 judge&#8217;s comments resonated with discussions around Second\u200d Amendment rights\u200b and\u2064 the \u200dhistorical issues of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-the-media-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about-the-violent-crime-plaguing-our-cities\/\" title=\"Media hides truth about violent crime in cities.\">racial\u2064 violence<\/a>\u200d and defense.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gun ban judge: What if Black victims of historic race riots had such weapons<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765112\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">federal judge overseeing<\/a> the challenge to Illinois&rsquo; gun and magazine ban questioned what would have happened if Black victims of the East St. Louis race riot of 1917 had such firearms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Before Judge Stephen McGlynn is the question of whether Illinois&rsquo; Protect Illinois Communities Act, which bans the sale and possession of more than 170 semi-automatic firearms and magazines over certain capacities, is unconstitutional. The law was enacted in January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday was Day 4 and the final day of the bench trial ban in the Southern District of Illinois federal courtroom. After the final defense witness and closing arguments of the plaintiffs asking the law be struck and the defense asking the law be upheld, McGlynn closed the proceedings discussing the race riot in East St. Louis from 1917.<\/p>\n<p>McGlynn said he wasn&rsquo;t sure why the case was in East St. Louis when it first began last year, but later reflected on that question. On Thursday, he urged people to visit the &ldquo;sacred sites&rdquo; in East St. Louis from the race riots that happened there in 1917. More than 30 Black people were killed and dozens of structures destroyed in fires.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Black owned houses were set on fire one by one as people escaped to other houses that were burned,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;During the course of the riot, some Blacks were armed, shooting back and rioters went to the National Guard and said &lsquo;that&rsquo;s not fair.&rsquo; The Guard gave safe passage to some victims across Eads Bridge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He shared a picture showing the current federal courthouse then surrounded by burned buildings and asked how that would have been different if the Black victims had such firearms.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, plaintiffs&rsquo; attorney David Sigale said that resonated with why he got involved in Second Amendment issues.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s countless stories of people victimized, whether it&rsquo;s for race or their gender,&rdquo; Sigale said outside the courthouse Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>McGlynn also noted the history of the 1921 race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He even noted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greta-thunberg-caught-on-video-going-full-anti-semite-chanting-crush-zionism-report\/\" title=\"Greta Thunberg accused of anti-Semitism, chanting &#039;Crush Zionism&#039;: Report\">recent video showing<\/a> an international gang in Aurora, Colorado, going into an apartment building with high powered rifles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That video occurred 30 days after the police were called,&rdquo; McGlynn said. &ldquo;They were on their own. Maybe a child was hiding under their bed. &lsquo;Mom, are the bad guys gone?&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On preliminary grounds last year, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals sided with the state, saying semi-automatic rifles like the now banned AR-15 are too similar to military firearms and can be regulated. Throughout the week, much of the testimony from both sides worked to compare and contrast civilian and military spec rifles.<\/p>\n<p>The final witness for the state defending the law Thursday was retired Lt. Col. Jason Dempsey. He maintained that semi-automatic fire in the military is preferred, but didn&rsquo;t know the different metals, treatments and parts used between civilian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorists-massacre-50-christians-in-vile-and-satanic-attack-on-nigerian-church\/\" title=\"Terrorists Massacre 50+ Christians In \u2018Vile And Satanic\u2019 Attack On Nigerian Church\">military rifles<\/a>. But, Dempsey also said he favors training and accountability over a ban.<\/p>\n<p>Sigale said it&rsquo;s not as if the state legislature will change the law based on one man&rsquo;s opinion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was certainly an interesting comment and I&rsquo;m sure Judge McGlynn will consider it in the mix,&rdquo; Sigale said.<\/p>\n<p>The state said they do not comment on pending litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Litigants have 30 days to submit more information. McGlynn could issue a ruling, including a possible permanent injunction, shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765112\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765112\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A case regarding the constitutionality of Illinois&#8217; Protect Illinois Communities Act, which prohibits the sale and possession of over 170 types of semi-automatic firearms and certain magazines. This law was implemented in January 2023. On the final day of the trial in a federal courtroom in Southern Illinois, Judge McGlynn reflected on the historical context of race riots, particularly focusing on the East St. Louis riot where more than 30 Black individuals were killed and numerous buildings were destroyed. He pondered how events might have unfolded differently if those victims had access to firearms for self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>During his remarks, he encouraged people to visit significant sites related to these riots and shared a photograph showing what is now a federal courthouse surrounded by charred structures from that time. He recounted how some armed Black residents defended themselves during the riot while others sought refuge from violence.<\/p>\n<p>Plaintiffs\u2019 attorney David Sigale expressed that this historical perspective motivated his involvement with Second Amendment issues, highlighting ongoing victimization based on race or gender. Judge McGlynn also referenced other instances of racial violence, including the Tulsa race riot in 1921 and recent gang activity captured on video in Aurora, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>The state previously argued before an appeals court that semi-automatic rifles are akin to military weapons and thus can be regulated. The final witness for the defense was retired Lt. Col. Jason Dempsey who acknowledged military preferences for semi-automatic fire but admitted he lacked knowledge about differences between civilian and military rifles; he advocated for training rather than outright bans.<\/p>\n<p>Sigale noted that legislative changes are unlikely based solely on individual opinions but acknowledged that Judge McGlynn&#8217;s comments would likely influence his decision-making process as they await further submissions from litigants within 30 days before a ruling is made possible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2343824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP23213791473880-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33274,16596,41321,36218,35291],"class_list":["post-2343823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-civil-rights","tag-gun-control","tag-historical-violence","tag-legal-analysis","tag-race-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP23213791473880-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}