* Not much of a surprise…
…Adding… Rep. Morgan…
State Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, issued this statement after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals resumed enforcement of the Protect Illinois Communities Act, staying a previous lower court ruling:
“Today’s ruling by the Seventh Circuit once again ensures that the Protect Illinois Communities Act can continue to save lives in Illinois. We know the fight isn’t over– the gun lobby will continue to try and block any common sense efforts to keep assault weapons off our streets. But we aren’t backing down, and this ruling only strengthens our resolve and confidence. Assault weapons are killing machines that have caused carnage in too many of our communities, and this law is a powerful step forward on the path to ending the devastating scourge of gun violence in Illinois.
- TheInvisibleMan - Thursday, May 4, 23 @ 5:38 pm:
It’s nice to see the games played with injunctions still don’t last long at the federal level.
- Norseman - Thursday, May 4, 23 @ 5:43 pm:
Good.
- Fivegreenleaves - Thursday, May 4, 23 @ 6:05 pm:
I’ll be glad when the SCOTUS issues its decision and this matter will be concluded.
- We've never had one before - Thursday, May 4, 23 @ 6:13 pm:
Unlike the Ezell and Moore cases, this was brought about due to recent legislation, not preexisting conditions. Legislation that the AG and Pritzker said was constitutional…
So when the state loses these combined cases in the 7th, they will have no choice but to appeal to SCOTUS.
- Big Dipper - Thursday, May 4, 23 @ 7:16 pm:
McGlynn seems as goofy as McHaney. Maybe too many Happy Meals.
- Todd - Thursday, May 4, 23 @ 7:37 pm:
The stay was granted by the same judge who wrote Friedman, saying feelings counted when deciding if a law was constitutional. Also saying that since ARs and the other magazine fed semi-autos were not in existence at the time of the founding, they were not protected despite Heller calling this exact line of thinking frivolous.
In a post New York world, he still thinks Friedman and Wilson are good law. But he also got McDonald wrong as well.
We pick up the fight tomorrow.
- Big Dipper - Thursday, May 4, 23 @ 8:50 pm:
Like him or not, Easterbrook is an influential jurist.
- JS Mill - Thursday, May 4, 23 @ 9:00 pm:
=We pick up the fight tomorrow=
The royal we? LOL.
- Norseman - Thursday, May 4, 23 @ 9:26 pm:
Todd talks about the judge with the opinion. Basically, it’s down to his judges versus other judges. Sadly, deaths in America soar with the opinions by his judges. This orgy of death will only diminish when people vote to stop it.
- We've never had one before - Thursday, May 4, 23 @ 10:37 pm:
>>>> will only diminish when people vote to stop it
Vote how? Vote for what?
- Norseman - Friday, May 5, 23 @ 12:00 am:
Vote Dem. Straight Dem.