On Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court made the right decision to protect our streets, schools, grocery stores, parks, churches, malls, theaters and more from the scourge of gun violence and mass shootings.
In a 4-3 ruling, the state’s highest court upheld the landmark Illinois law banning the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons, large-capacity ammunition magazines and so-called “switches” that turn regular firearms into fully automatic weapons.
It’s a significant victory, no doubt, heralded by gun safety activists, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and others. But opponents are vowing to continue the legal fight. A second lawsuit is still pending before the justices and other challenges are being fought in federal court.
The work to protect Illinoisans — and ultimately, Americans all across the country — from the threat of being gunned down while simply going about their daily routine is not done.
The state Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by state Rep. Dan Caulkins of Decatur, who argued that the law violated the state constitution.
But a much bigger hurdle remains in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where six lawsuits claiming that the law violates the 2nd Amendment have been consolidated into a single case. Oral arguments were heard on the matter in June, but it’s unclear when the appeals court will rule.
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