It’s been over four months since the Supreme Court declined to uphold the challenge to Illinois’ PICA law, leaving in place draconian restrictions on lawful gun owners in the state. That unfortunate outcome notwithstanding, we won in the trial court and now the challenge is on appeal. After months of waiting for the court to act, the plaintiffs asked the court to move the case, and finally, a briefing schedule was set.
“The people of Illinois have waited long enough for justice in this case; it’s time to have this appeal heard,” proclaimed 2ALC President Chuck Michel. “The likelihood that we would win on the merits spawned hope that the Seventh Circuit or the Supreme Court would intercede, but sadly it did not. The strong merits of the case remain and now it’s time to move forward and overturn these over-reaching restrictions.”
The Second Amendment Law Center coordinates amicus briefs in FFL-IL v. Pritzker, one of the cases consolidated under Barrett v. Raoul to challenge PICA. Last November, after a full trial, Judge Steven McGlynn upheld that challenge and barred the law from being implemented. The state appealed to the Seventh Circuit, which allowed the law to remain in place pending the appeal. SCOTUS denied the opportunity to review the case, preferring to wait until the lower court had heard that appeal.
As the appellants in the case, the state must file its opening brief by May 7th, with a reply brief from our side due June 6th. The state’s reply brief is due on June 27th, at which time the case could move forward.
This case is probably eventually SCOTUS bound. Will you help us overturn PICA?
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