{"id":194838,"date":"2023-11-20T12:30:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=194838"},"modified":"2023-11-20T12:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:31:40","slug":"saf-challenges-illinois-gun-ban-in-federal-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/saf-challenges-illinois-gun-ban-in-federal-court\/","title":{"rendered":"SAF Challenges Illinois Gun Ban in Federal Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" title=\"SAF Challenges Illinois Gun Ban in Federal Court\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Durka-9-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"3 - The Civilian Defensive Rifle - Part 2 The Build\" class=\"wp-image-177980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Durka-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Durka-9-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Durka-9-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Durka-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Durka-9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a significant legal development, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), along with its partners, has <a href=\"http:\/\/BELLEVUE, WA \u2013 Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in one of three federal court actions challenging the ban on so-called \u201cassault weapons\u201d and their magazines in Illinois have filed a petition for rehearing before an en banc panel of the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.  The consolidated cases are known as Harrel v. Raoul, Barnett v. Raoul and Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Raoul. SAF is a plaintiff in the Harrel case, along with the Illinois State Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, C4 Gun Store and a private citizen, Dane Harrel, for whom the case is named. They are represented by attorneys Mark L. Shaw, Jennifer Craigmile Neubauer and Michael A. Danfore of Waukegan, Ill., and C.D. Michel and Anna M. Barvir of Long Beach, Calif, along with David Sigale of Wheaton, Ill., and David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson and William V. Bergstrom of Washington, D.C.  \u201cIn our petition,\u201d said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb, \u201cwe note how the three-judge appellate panel essentially thumbs its nose at the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in Bruen. Without explanation, the 2-1 appeals panel majority arbitrarily found that modern semiautomatic rifles are apparently not protected by the Second Amendment even though they clearly are protected, primarily because they are in common use and are not considered \u2018dangerous or unusual\u2019 arms. The three-judge panel opinion cannot be allowed to stand.\u201d  \u201cJust because the appellate panel apparently disagrees with the Supreme Court on the Second Amendment,.\u201d added SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut, \u201cthey cannot simply reject the high court\u2019s rulings and make up their own by subjectively determining all guns on the banned list are suitable only for military purposes and therefore are not protected by the Second Amendment. We\u2019re hopeful a full en banc panel will correct this error.\u201d\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-challenges-illinois-gun-ban-in-federal-court\" title=\"SAF Challenges Illinois Gun Ban in Federal Court\">petitioned<\/a> for an en banc hearing in the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move challenges Illinois&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/federal-judge-denies-request-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-challenges-illinois-gun-ban-in-federal-court\" title=\"SAF Challenges Illinois Gun Ban in Federal Court\">ban<\/a> on so-called \u201cassault weapons\u201d and their magazines, escalating a pivotal case in the ongoing national debate over gun rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-saf-seeks-full-court-review-in-seventh-circuit\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-challenges-illinois-gun-ban-in-federal-court\" title=\"SAF Challenges Illinois Gun Ban in Federal Court\" data-level=\"2\">SAF Seeks Full Court Review in Seventh Circuit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-controversy-over-the-assault-weapons-ban\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-challenges-illinois-gun-ban-in-federal-court\" title=\"SAF Challenges Illinois Gun Ban in Federal Court\" data-level=\"2\">Controversy Over the &#8216;Assault Weapons&#8217; Ban<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-saf-s-standpoint-on-second-amendment-rights\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-challenges-illinois-gun-ban-in-federal-court\" title=\"SAF Challenges Illinois Gun Ban in Federal Court\" data-level=\"2\">SAF&#8217;s Standpoint on Second Amendment Rights<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-conclusion\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-challenges-illinois-gun-ban-in-federal-court\" title=\"SAF Challenges Illinois Gun Ban in Federal Court\" data-level=\"2\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saf-seeks-full-court-review-in-seventh-circuit\">SAF Seeks Full Court Review in Seventh Circuit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Attorneys for SAF, in the consolidated cases of <em>Harrel v. Raoul<\/em>, <em>Barnett v. Raoul<\/em>, and <em>Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Raoul<\/em>, have filed a petition for a rehearing before the full court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decision follows a controversial ruling by a three-judge panel, which SAF argues misinterprets the Supreme Court&#8217;s recent stance on the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-controversy-over-the-assault-weapons-ban\">Controversy Over the &#8216;Assault Weapons&#8217; Ban<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The contested legislation in Illinois prohibits certain types of firearms and their magazines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan M. Gottlieb, SAF founder and Executive Vice President, criticizes the appellate panel&#8217;s ruling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He argues it disregards the Supreme Court\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/case-files\/cases\/new-york-state-rifle-pistol-association-inc-v-bruen\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-challenges-illinois-gun-ban-in-federal-court\" title=\"SAF Challenges Illinois Gun Ban in Federal Court\">Bruen<\/a><\/em> decision, wrongly categorizing modern semiautomatic rifles as outside Second Amendment protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn our petition,\u201d said Gottlieb, \u201cwe note how the three-judge appellate panel essentially thumbs its nose at the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in <em>Bruen<\/em>. Without explanation, the 2-1 appeals panel majority arbitrarily found that modern semiautomatic rifles are apparently not protected by the Second Amendment even though they clearly are protected, primarily because they are in common use and are not considered \u2018dangerous or unusual\u2019 arms. The three-judge panel opinion cannot be allowed to stand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saf-s-standpoint-on-second-amendment-rights\">SAF&#8217;s Standpoint on Second Amendment Rights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adam Kraut, SAF&#8217;s Executive Director, emphasizes the importance of adhering to the Supreme Court&#8217;s rulings, voicing hope that the en banc panel will correct this perceived misinterpretation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust because the appellate panel apparently disagrees with the Supreme Court on the Second Amendment,.\u201d added Kraut, \u201cthey cannot simply reject the high court\u2019s rulings and make up their own by subjectively determining all guns on the banned list are suitable only for military purposes and therefore are not protected by the Second Amendment. We\u2019re hopeful a full <em>en banc<\/em> panel will correct this error.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusion <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As this case progresses through the federal courts, it&#8217;s essential for those interested in 2A rights and gun legislation to stay informed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outcome of the SAF&#8217;s en banc petition could have significant implications for gun laws not only in Illinois but potentially across the United States. 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