7th Circuit: AR-15s Not Protected by Second Amendment
The preliminary injunction was issued in Barnett v. Raoul by U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn.
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The preliminary injunction was issued in Barnett v. Raoul by U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn.
Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit voted 2-1 to overturn an injunction against Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban. The panel declared that AR-15s are not protected by the Second Amendment in overturning the preliminary injunction win Barnett v. Raoul by U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn. The case could…
On Friday, a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit decided AR-15s are not protected by the Second Amendment.
A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld an Illinois state ban on assault-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines enacted after a 2022 mass shooting in Chicago's Highland Park suburb that left seven people dead and dozens more wounded. The appellate ruling also upheld several similar local laws in Illinois. The Democratic-backed state measure bans the sale and distribution of many kinds of high-powered semiautomatic "assault weapons," including AK-47 and AR-15 rifles, and large-capacity magazines.
On Friday, a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit decided AR-15s are not protected by the Second Amendment.