{"id":123762,"date":"2024-11-09T07:21:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T00:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123762"},"modified":"2024-11-09T07:21:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T00:21:55","slug":"us-judge-tosses-illinois-ban-on-semiautomatic-weapons-governor-pledges-swift-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123762","title":{"rendered":"US judge tosses Illinois\u2019 ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">Springfield, Illinois<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm39d7rcr001s2cox0ktoahkp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A federal judge on Friday overturned <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-illinois-district-of-columbia-shootings-violence-e8f6523bc0ce295a5cbabfdf000c3399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois\u2019 ban on semiautomatic weapons<\/a>, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm39dd86x00073b6m4bi01158@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn issued the lengthy finding in a decree that he said applied universally, not just to the plaintiffs who brought the lawsuit challenging the ban.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm39dd86x00083b6mubx4t4og@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Protect Illinois Communities Act, signed into law in January 2023 by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, took effect Jan. 1. It bans AR-15 rifles and similar guns, large-capacity magazines and a wide assortment of attachments largely in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ap-news-alert-shootings-chicago-a0b778eeb2ed6f629a1c624f41a88725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Independence Day shooting<\/a> at a parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm39dd86x00093b6m4g9yw7lc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            McGlynn\u2019s order doesn\u2019t take effect for 30 days.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm39dd86x000a3b6mzvy4bimy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSadly, there are those who seek to usher in a sort of post-Constitution era where the citizens\u2019 individual rights are only as important as they are convenient to a ruling class,\u201d McGlynn, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term, wrote in his opinion. \u201cThe oft-quoted phrase that \u2018no right is absolute\u2019 does not mean that fundamental rights precariously subsist subject to the whims, caprice, or appetite of government officials or judges.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm39dd86x000b3b6mt9n2gstd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Pritzker and Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul pledged to swiftly appeal the ruling.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm39dd86x000c3b6mjouzdp5p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cDespite those who value weapons of war more than public safety, this law was enacted to and has protected Illinoisans from the constant fear of being gunned down in places where they ought to feel secure,\u201d Pritzker spokesman Alex Gough said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm39dd86x000d3b6mfzgmu3xy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Illinois State Rifle Association, in a post on its website, said, \u201cOur legislative team tried to warn lawmakers about the unconstitutionality of Pritzker\u2019s scheme.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm39dd86x000e3b6m2abcvey2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cToday\u2019s ruling affirms our legislative position and shows our dedication to fighting on behalf of the millions of law-abiding Illinois firearms owners,\u201d the association said.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/illinois-ban-semiautomatic-gun-supremecourt\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Springfield, Illinois AP \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 A federal judge on Friday overturned Illinois\u2019 ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second Amendment right to &hellip; 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