District Judge Stephen McGlynn denied a motion filed by Wood River attorney Thomas Maag for partial summary judgment due to the alleged vagueness of the so-called Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA), which prohibits certain firearm accessories and mandates registration of “assault weapons” by Jan. 1.
The state defendants accused of violating the rights of law-abiding gun owners in Illinois seek to dismiss the new due process claims raised in the amended complaint filed by gun advocates, which allege citizens did not receive proper notice of the vague “assault weapons” ban rules.