[marktwain]

This decision came out before the U.S. Supreme Court second Amendment decision in NYSR&PA v. Bruen.

Bruen pretty conclusively shows the FOID law in Illinois to be unconstitutional.

[KeyLargo]

“As explained in this interview, Mr Vandermyde says it is damning to the supporters of gun control legislation that the Illinois Supreme Court did not clearly come out and say that the FOID card requirement in Illinois IS Constitutional. “

Read at:

https://www.illinoischannel.org/2020/04/02/10046/

[jeffc]

Am I reading this right?

Catfight and judicial smackdown - with prejudice?

[pierrem15]

Bruen pretty conclusively shows the FOID law in Illinois to be unconstitutional.

Yup. You can't require a license as a presumption for the exercise of a Constitutional right. It would be like requiring a book-buying or newspaper-buying license for the 1st Amendment. It even fails the old means tests because it's simply redundant in light of NICS, and as the Highland Park case show, completely useless.

The sole purpose of the FOID in Illinois is to discourage law-abiding residents from exercising their rights and to provide a list of gun owners for harassment and future confiscation.

[budj]

“Mandates of this court are not to be treated lightly but are to be obeyed.”

That's not at all the Demonrat position on the US Supreme Court's mandates.

[DownInFlames]

These libs will never accept the constitution.

[zeugma]

Bruen pretty conclusively shows the FOID law in Illinois to be unconstitutional.

You'd think so, but they'll do whatever is necessary to twist any weasel words to enable them to uphold the FOID. Even if the SC were to say unequivocally "every state must uphold the right to keep and bear arms of every single person not previously disqualified from doing so", they would find a way to ignore it.