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Downstate judge strikes down Illinois ban on high-powered guns
Chicago Tribune ^ | 3 -04-2023 | Dan Petrella, Jeremy Gorner and Hank Sanders

Posted on 03/04/2023 8:09:48 AM PST by rellimpank

A downstate judge on Friday struck down the ban on high-power firearms and high-capacity ammunition magazines that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law earlier this year, a ruling the Illinois attorney general’s office immediately appealed to the state Supreme Court.

The scope of the ruling was a subject of dispute, with the attorney for the state lawmaker who was the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit arguing that it applies statewide and Pritzker’s office contending it does not.

“We expected political grandstanding from those more beholden to the gun lobby than to the safety of their constituents and today’s ruling comes as no surprise,” Pritzker spokesman Alex Gough said in a statement, adding that “the governor is confident” the law ultimately will be held constitutional

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: banglist; bruen; crying; gunssrkba; illinois; pritzger; pritzker
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To: rellimpank

Is the ban target?

https://fnamerica.com/highpower/


21 posted on 03/04/2023 10:16:08 AM PST by sasquatch
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To: rellimpank

Bkmk


22 posted on 03/04/2023 10:48:32 AM PST by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: Lurker

Thanks for that. It was a well-put. But be prepared for our state legislature to amend the Constitution by nullifying Article 22.


23 posted on 03/04/2023 11:33:37 AM PST by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: gundog

“ Good scary, or dangerous scary?”

Depends on whether or not you’ve pissed one of them off, I guess.

L


24 posted on 03/04/2023 12:51:37 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: usconservative

Last year at the Zombie Shoot they were shooting cannons. No mistaking when one of them goes off!

L


25 posted on 03/04/2023 12:53:39 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Tacrolimus1mg

That won’t matter, US Constitution trump’s state Constitution.


26 posted on 03/04/2023 1:10:16 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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