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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) just filed its brief in the Harrel v. Raoul<\/em> case, challenging Illinois’ sweeping ban on so-called \u201cassault weapons\u201d and standard-capacity magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Filed<\/a> with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, SAF argues that the banned firearms\u2014like AR-15<\/a>-style rifles\u2014and the magazines they use are squarely protected under the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut was candid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The modern semiautomatic rifles<\/a> banned in Illinois are among the most commonly owned firearms in the country,” he said, “placing them well within the protection of the Second Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAF is joined by the Illinois State Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, two gun stores, and lead plaintiff Dane Harrel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case<\/a> has already seen two favorable rulings in District Court, including a preliminary injunction and a ruling on the merits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Supreme Court Ducks \u2018Assault Weapons\u2019 Cases<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now it\u2019s up to the Seventh Circuit to weigh the full trial record and apply the Supreme Court\u2019s Heller<\/em> and Bruen<\/em> decisions. SAF hopes the court will finally trash what it calls unconstitutional laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIllinois legislators may disagree with the Constitution and the Supreme Court,\u201d said SAF founder Alan Gottlieb. \u201cBut they don\u2019t get to ban broad categories of popular arms… Hard stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This filing comes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court declined<\/a> to hear Snope v. Brown<\/a><\/em> and Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island<\/a><\/em>\u2014two high-profile challenges to similar bans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That decision sparked outrage from gun rights groups and commentators. NSSF slammed the Court\u2019s refusal as a \u201cdeeply disappointing\u201d failure to defend core rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice Thomas dissented, writing, \u201cI would not wait to decide whether the government can ban the most popular rifle<\/a> in America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Kirk of Washington Gun Law called the denial \u201ca bloodbath\u201d for gun owners, accusing the Court of ducking a defining fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for now, the battle shifts back to the Seventh Circuit. SAF says it\u2019s not backing down\u2014and neither are millions of lawful gun owners<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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