{"id":2366420,"date":"2024-11-09T08:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T13:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-declares-ils-gun-ban-unconstitutional-stays-ruling-for-30-days-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T08:22:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T13:22:46","slug":"federal-judge-declares-ils-gun-ban-unconstitutional-stays-ruling-for-30-days-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-declares-ils-gun-ban-unconstitutional-stays-ruling-for-30-days-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge declares IL\u2019s gun ban unconstitutional, stays ruling for 30 days &#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\">30<\/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%2Ffederal-judge-declares-ils-gun-ban-unconstitutional-stays-ruling-for-30-days-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=2366420&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>A federal judge in East St.\u2064 Louis ruled that Illinois&#8217; ban\u2064 on certain firearms and\u200b magazines, enacted under \u200dthe Protect Illinois Communities Act, is unconstitutional.\u200c Judge \u2064Stephen McGlynn described the ban as an infringement of Second \u2063Amendment rights, stating\u200c that the state cannot \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-strikes-down-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-as-unconstitutional-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Federal judge strikes down Illinois assault weapons ban as unconstitutional - Washington Examiner\">deprive law-abiding citizens<\/a> of their right to self-defense.\u2063 He issued a permanent injunction\u200b against the law but stayed the ruling for \u206430 days to\u2062 allow for \u2064an appeal from the state.\u200d <\/p>\n<p>The law, which prohibits the sale and possession \u2062of \u2064over 170 \u2064types of <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 certain magazine capacities, was designed \u200bfor public safety, according to state\u2064 officials. However, critics \u200dargue it violates the constitutional right to bear arms. McGlynn \u200dnoted that the firearms\u2063 in question, like the AR-15, are commonly owned and questioned their\u200c classification\u200c as &#8220;dangerous and unusual.&#8221; \u2063The judge&#8217;s decision comes after several legal battles, including a preliminary injunction and a \u2062four-day\u2062 bench trial in September. The ruling has sparked discussions around\u200d firearm regulation and public safety, especially \u2064in light of past mass shootings in the state.  <\/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\">Federal judge declares IL&rsquo;s gun ban unconstitutional, stays ruling for 30 days<\/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_1877296\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;A federal judge in East St. Louis found Illinois&rsquo; gun and magazine ban is unconstitutional and enjoined the state from enforcement, but stayed the ruling for 30 days for the state to appeal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;[The Protect Illinois Communities Act] is an unconstitutional affront to the Second Amendment and must be enjoined,&rdquo; federal Judge Stephen McGlynn wrote Friday in a 168 page&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/tncms\/asset\/editorial\/2af01c38-9e15-11ef-9a61-8b9f27d5bd17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruling<\/a><\/strong>. &ldquo;The Government may not deprive law-abiding citizens of their guaranteed right to self defense as a means of offense. The Court will stay enforcement of the permanent injunction for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this Order.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Illinois banned the sale and possession of more than 170 semi-automatic firearms and magazines over certain capacities in January 2023. Federal lawsuits were filed in the following weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The state argues the banned firearms are too similar to military firearms, are dangerous and unusual, and banning them is for public safety. Plaintiffs argue banning commonly owned firearms violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.<\/p>\n<p>Four consolidated cases in the Southern District of Illinois federal court were consolidated by McGlynn in the spring of 2023. After granting a preliminary injunction against the law in April 2023, the state appealed. McGlynn&rsquo;s preliminary injunction then lasted six days before the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals put a hold on McGlynn&rsquo;s order and later ruled in favor of the state on preliminary grounds.<\/p>\n<p>The case was then back in district court where McGlynn held a four-day bench trial in September. After final briefs were filed by the litigants last month, McGlynn issued his ruling on final judgment Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Court is also not convinced that weapons like the AR-15 and its relatives are &lsquo;dangerous and unusual,&rsquo;&rdquo; McGlynn wrote.<\/p>\n<p>McGlynn also criticized the state&rsquo;s prohibition on limiting magazine capacities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[T]his Court holds that these devices are also in common use and have legitimate self defense purposes,&rdquo; the judge wrote. &ldquo;For magazines, every round matters in a self-defense scenario &ndash; reloading takes away significant time during which the defender can be injured or wounded.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When the preliminary issues were debated in the appeals court, the majority of the three<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">-judge panel argued semi-automatic rifles<\/a> like the AR-15 were too similar to military firearms that can switch to full auto. McGlynn pushed back on that with his final judgment order Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Therefore, the Court holds that &lsquo;military use&rsquo; refers to weapons that are selected, procured, tested, and issued to military members for use in combat,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;With this in mind, none of the weapons, magazines, or attachments prohibited by PICA can be called &lsquo;military-grade&rsquo; since they were not issued to the military for use in combat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the gun ban say the law was needed to keep people safe from bad actors who may use such firearms in a mass shooting, as was done in Highland Park on July 4, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the Court is sympathetic to those who have lost loved ones to gun violence, such tragedies are not an excuse to restrict the rights guaranteed to the Illinois public by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution,&rdquo; McGlynn wrote. &ldquo;Regardless of state governments&rsquo; desire to restrict law-abiding citizens&rsquo; Second Amendment rights under the guise of crime control, the Second Amendment conclusively protects law-abiding citizens&rsquo; right to defend themselves utilizing weapons that are in common use.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, McGlynn said the government did not meet the burden to prove that the history and tradition of firearm regulations supports PICA&rsquo;s &ldquo;expansive sweep, covering hundreds of models of weapons, magazines, and attachments used by tens of millions of law-abiding United States citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Second Amendment Foundation praised McGlynn&rsquo;s ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a great victory for the Second Amendment Foundation and the right to keep and bear arms,&rdquo; said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. &ldquo;The gun prohibition lobby and their bought-and-paid-for politicians just suffered a big defeat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An appeal from the state to the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is expected.<\/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_1877296\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1877296\"}});<\/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>Federal judge rules IL gun ban unconstitutional, stays ruling for 30 days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366421,"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\/guns-california-firearms-laws-scaled-1024x626.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33791,44670,6413],"class_list":["post-2366420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-federal-judge","tag-gun-law","tag-illinois"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/guns-california-firearms-laws-scaled-1024x626.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366420","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=2366420"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366424,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366420\/revisions\/2366424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}