Subj : IL Gun and Magazine Ban
To   : ANDREW LEARY
From : Mike Powell
Date : Thu Dec 19 2024 09:10:00

>  MP> Per the January 2025 edition of American Rifleman, the US District
>  MP> Court for the Southern District of Illinois struck down parts of the
>  MP> Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) that restricted "assault
>  MP> weapons" and "large-capcacity magazines" in the case of Barnett v.
>  MP> Raoul.

>  MP> Using the SCOTUS text-and-history test, the court found that these
>  MP> weapons and accessories are "common arms," but not "dangerous and
>  MP> unusual," which means that they are protected by the US Constitution's
>  MP> 2nd Amendment.

>  MP> This happened on November 8 of this year.

> Good!  Hopefully this will end up as a basis for challenging Connecticut's
> unconstitutional "assault weapon" and "large-capacity magazine" bans.

Yes, we can sure hope so!

Mike


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