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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,480 posts)
Sat Jan 21, 2023, 02:37 PM Jan 2023

Judge issues order blocking Illinois semiautomatic gun ban

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the new Illinois law banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Effingham County Judge Joshua Morrison issued the order after former Republican candidate for attorney general Tom DeVore sued to block the law. DeVore said he’s representing hundreds of people from dozens of counties who argue the law violates their constitutional rights.

Morrison’s ruling only applies to 850 plaintiffs listed in the lawsuit in Effingham County and four licensed gun dealers.

Gov. JB Pritzker said he was not surprised by Morrison's ruling.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-issues-order-blocking-illinois-004256368.html

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Judge issues order blocking Illinois semiautomatic gun ban (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2023 OP
Effingham and many counties around here are self-declared "2nd Amendment Sanctuaries". Midnight Writer Jan 2023 #1
Guns over everything in this life...this is who these people are. Bluethroughu Jan 2023 #2
County Judge... Cattledog Jan 2023 #3
Not Quite Illitucky... ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #4

Midnight Writer

(23,130 posts)
1. Effingham and many counties around here are self-declared "2nd Amendment Sanctuaries".
Sat Jan 21, 2023, 02:52 PM
Jan 2023

This ruling is no surprise at all.

This is the Congressional District of "Illinois Nazi" Mary Miller, who is aligned with the Matt Gaetz wing of the Republican Party and quoted Hitler when she gave her speech at the January 6 rally.

Bluethroughu

(5,988 posts)
2. Guns over everything in this life...this is who these people are.
Sat Jan 21, 2023, 02:57 PM
Jan 2023

Fearful enough to allow mass shootings by desperates like themselves.

ProfessorGAC

(70,599 posts)
4. Not Quite Illitucky...
Tue Jan 24, 2023, 07:01 PM
Jan 2023

...but getting close.
But gee, it seems reasonable that a town with 1% of the population would get to decide for the rest of us. Or, perhaps not so reasonable.

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