The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a victory on Wednesday for proponents of gun control.
For the time being at least.
Shortly after noon, the court declined to block Illinois' assault weapons ban.
The law will remain in effect while lower courts determine its constitutionality.
The court did not offer an explanation for its ruling, which came after an Illinois gun shop owner requested an injunction against the banning of AR-15-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
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The National Foundation for Gun Rights (NFGR) a legal group associated with the gun store that requested an injunction, expressed disappointment with Wednesday's ruling. The group remains committed to fighting Illinois' ban, however.
“Any action the Supreme Court would have taken at this point would only have been temporary and not on the merits of the case itself. Clearly, the Supreme Court is watching the issue closely and we look forward to appealing very soon on the merits if the 7th Circuit rules against us – as the signs currently point to,” said Hannah Hill, Executive Director of the NFGR.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit is currently considering the case. The request for an injunction went to Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Illinois passed the Protect Illinois Communities Act on Jan. 10, banning the sale, purchase, manufacture, delivery and importation of “assault weapons” and large capacity magazines, with exceptions for law enforcement, military members and certain other professionals with firearm training. The legislation specifically names the AR-15 and AK-47 rifles and requires lawful owners of semi-automatic rifles to register their ownership with state police.
Illinois residents who already own so-called “assault weapons” will not have to turn them over.
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Everyone with an IQ over 80 should know that AR-15s or other so-called “assault weapons” are used in relatively minuscule numbers of homicides compared to handguns, knives, blunt objects, and even hands and feet. Of the approximately 20,000 homicides in the US annually, rifles of all types are used in less than 200.
Thus, banning ARs is an absurd act of virtue signalling which will have zero effect upon the homicide rate. Democrats and others who push these bans intentionally ignore the real causes of violence and homicide, which primarily occur in Democrat-controlled inner cities where thousands of Black citizens are being murdered, not with ARs but with handguns, knives, etc.
And the rate of homicide in the US has significantly increased since Biden became president. Anyone surprised? Democrat policies kill.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/health/us-homicide-rate-increase-nchs-study/index.html
Robert’s and SCOTUS are ALL OWNED BY GLOBALISTS. THEM and REST OF FRAUD BIDEN GOVERNMENT are our ENEMIES. WE PAY THEM TO SCREW US OVER.
BANG! We’re DEAD. That was such a great game when the toy pistols fired caps. But now the crooks and creeps will have guns…and by the time the police arrive, we’ll have left the earth.
Another SCOTUS failure. I ownder how much Soros paid for it?
Settle down folks. SCOTUS just basically said they would not interfere with the ability if the lower court to make a ruling on Illinois’ unconstitutional ban on so called “Assault Weapons”. It would have been nice had they issued a stay on the application of that law while it works its way through the lower court, but for some reason known only to SCOTUS, they did not do that. If the lower court rules that Illinois’ law is constitutional, I firmly believe the high court will over rule them. And here’s why I think that. There was a case back in 1939, called United States v Miller. Miller had been convicted for the possession of a short barreled shotgun in violation of the 1934 gun law. The Court at that time upheld Miller’s conviction on the grounds that the weapon had no Military Value. And as such was not protected by the 2nd Amendment. Since the AR15 and AK47 would have some Military Value, they are exactly the type of firearm protected by the 2nd Amendment, according to the Court’s own Past Precedents, and Case Law. Soooo, today’s Court should declare the ban on these weapons Unconstitutional.Give SCOTUS the chance to do “the right thing” before ya round up the town folk with Torches and Pitchforks.
Watch all the criminals who don’t follow law register!! ROFLMAO!!!!