The US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted a preliminary injunction in the 2ALC-supported case of Barnett v. Raoul and other related lawsuits in Illinois that the state's unconstitutional new PICA law. Among other things, PICA bans the sale or transfer of any semi-automatic firearm designated by the state as an "assault weapon" and bans certain magazines based on their capacity. The PICA law is so restrictive that Illinois sheriffs even refused to implement it.
This injunction has already been appealed by the state, and the usual suspects from the gun ban lobby have already filed amicus briefs in support of the state.
Unfortunately, the Seventh Circuit court stayed the ruling granting the injunction until the appeal is decided, so the unconstitutional PICA law is in effect – for now.
There are several other cases in Illinois challenging PICA where courts have ruled against the plaintiffs and denied their request for an injunction. Those rulings have also been appealed.
All these federal 2A cases are now consolidated in the Seventh Circuit, which has ordered all of the parties to submit their legal briefs on an expedited basis. The oral argument for all these cases is scheduled for the end of June in Chicago.
2ALC is coordinating an amicus brief campaign supporting the pro-2A side, and these are due soon!
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