Posted on 03/06/2023 10:26:35 AM PST by COSIllinois
On January 20th, a week-and-a-half after Gov. JB Pritzker’s assault weapons ban went into effect, Gov. Pritzker was caught flat-footed when an Effingham County judge entered a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against his gun ban. It was a win that no one saw coming based on a novel theory by former Republican AG candidate Thomas DeVore that the gun ban violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Illinois Constitution.
And since that early win, additional TROs have been secured across Illinois, with additional plaintiffs now joining the consolidated litigation in Effingham County that very soon will cover nearly 7000 Illinoisans, including nearly 200 gun shops.
But a direct appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court of the basis for the TRO – the Equal Protection violation – brought by Gov. Pritzker and stipulated to by Illinois State Rep. Dan Caulkins of Decatur, now jeopardizes the rights of thousands of Illinoisans safeguarded under the TRO – including the livelihoods of hundreds of small business gun shop owners and their employees.
It’s a development so shocking that the only rational explanation must be that Caulkins cut a deal with Pritzker.
(Excerpt) Read more at illinoisreview.com ...
I fear we will lose in the state supreme court. The only hope is to prevail in the federal system.
Lawfare is their game, not ours.
bflr
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