{"id":176346,"date":"2023-02-22T13:34:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=176346"},"modified":"2023-02-22T13:34:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:34:25","slug":"federal-judge-denies-request-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/federal-judge-denies-request-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Illinois &#8216;Assault Weapons&#8217; Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Federal judge denies gun store owner TRO against IL assault weapons ban\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/caZLAjbDCZo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A federal judge in Chicago has denied <a href=\"https:\/\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/thecentersquare.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/8\/35\/83584a6a-af80-11ed-b906-3311ef0e3b3f\/63f0b8e4d8ab6.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"federal-judge-denies-request-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Illinois 'Assault Weapons' Ban\">a request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction<\/a> to block the Illinois &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; ban and a similar ordinance in Naperville.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ruling by U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall on Friday deemed the bans on selling so-called &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; as &#8220;constitutionally sound.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision is believed to be the first from a federal judge considering whether bans on black rifles meet the standards set by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/new-jersey-lawmakers-rush-to-restrict-2a-rights-in-wake-of-bruen-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"federal-judge-denies-request-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Illinois 'Assault Weapons' Ban\">landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling <\/a>authored by Justice Clarence Thomas last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawyers representing the National Association for Gun Rights and Robert Bevis, a gun store owner in Naperville, had filed the lawsuit seeking to halt the bans and claimed that the new state gun law and a similar Naperville ordinance cannot meet the requirements set by the U.S. Supreme Court in the aforementioned landmark case of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/21pdf\/20-843_7j80.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"federal-judge-denies-request-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Illinois 'Assault Weapons' Ban\">New York State Rifle &amp; Pistol Association v. Bruen<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the SCOTUS ruling, restrictions on weapons must be limited to dangerous and unusual arms that aren\u2019t commonly used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They argued the ruling does not align with the nation&#8217;s &#8220;historical tradition of firearm regulation,\u201d and that the weapons banned by the Illinois law are \u201cunquestionably\u201d in common use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/assault-weapons-ban-passed-illinois\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"federal-judge-denies-request-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Illinois 'Assault Weapons' Ban\">Illinois Bans So-Called \u2018Assault Weapons\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn arm that is in common use for lawful purposes is, by definition, not unusual,\u201d the lawyers wrote. \u201cSuch an arm therefore cannot be both dangerous and unusual and therefore cannot be subjected to a blanket ban.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Judge Kendall disagreed and ruled in favor of the ban on selling &#8220;assault weapons,&#8221; stating that the bans are consistent with the SCOTUS ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNaperville and Illinois lawfully exercised their authority to control their possession, transfer, sale, and manufacture by enacting a ban on commercial sales,\u201d the judge wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judge Kendall ruled that the government does have the authority to regulate highly dangerous arms, including &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; and &#8220;large-capacity&#8221; magazines, because she believes they do pose an unusual risk that can cause greater harm and more deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe text of the Second Amendment is limited to only certain arms, and history and tradition demonstrate that particularly \u2018dangerous\u2019 weapons are unprotected,\u201d the judge wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also stated that while black rifles are commonly used for self-defense, gun owners still have other options to choose from for protection. According to the judge, the request to block the bans did not demonstrate a need due to irreparable harm to those suing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBevis has not furnished any evidence that he will lose substantial sales, and he can still sell almost any other type of gun,\u201d Kendall wrote. \u201cWhile a high number of assault weapons are in circulation, only 5% of firearms are assault weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kendall also ruled that the state and Naperville have made the more compelling argument for protecting the public interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/illinois-governor-implements-emergency-clear-and-present-danger-rule-to-restrict-gun-ownership-and-confiscate-firearms\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"federal-judge-denies-request-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Illinois 'Assault Weapons' Ban\">Illinois Governor Implements Emergency \u2018Clear and Present Danger\u2019 Rule to Restrict Gun Ownership and Confiscate Firearms<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn the one hand, they suffer an alleged deprivation of a constitutional right,\u201d the judge wrote. \u201cAgain, though, the financial burden and loss of access to effective firearms would be minimal. On the other side, Illinois and Naperville compellingly argue their laws protect public safety by removing particularly dangerous weapons from circulation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plaintiffs first filed suit last year after Naperville passed its ban. Once Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/assault-weapons-ban-passed-illinois\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"federal-judge-denies-request-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Illinois 'Assault Weapons' Ban\">signed<\/a> the statewide assault weapons ban into law, the plaintiffs amended their suit to add the state of Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state law \u2014 which is temporarily paused in some parts of Illinois as a result of another lawsuit \u2014 bans the sale of \u201cassault weapons\u201d and caps magazines at 10 rounds for long guns and 15 for handguns. Earlier this month, a state court judge in southern Illinois blocked the black rifle ban against 865 gun owners and one firearms store owner who filed suit challenging the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also bans the sale of rapid-fire devices known as \u201cswitches\u201d because of their ability to turn firearms into fully automatic weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal owners of banned guns will be protected by a grandfather clause if they register the firearms with the Illinois State Police by Jan. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"federal-judge-denies-request-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Illinois 'Assault Weapons' Ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal owners of banned guns will be protected by a grandfather clause if they register the firearms with the Illinois State Police by Jan. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":176365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,25,240],"tags":[132,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-176346","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-this-week","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Illinois &#039;Assault Weapons&#039; 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