The Illinois Supreme Court actually acknowledging there might be a Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms? What's next, a Cubs World Series?
- The Illinois Supreme Court gave new life Thursday to a challenge to Cook County’s ban on assault weapons.
A judge was wrong to throw out the challenge, and so was the appeals court that upheld that ruling, the state’s high court said in sending the case back to the judge to hear testimony on whether assault weapons should have the same Second Amendment protection as handguns.
And what makes an assault weapon so very scary?
- The county ordinance outlaws the sale or possession of “any assault weapon or large-capacity magazine.” It describes several traits of prohibited weapons — such as a protruding grip or a shroud attached to the barrel — and specifies several types of guns that are in violation of the ordinance.
Well that just outlawed all CPD rifles and derivatives (yes, we know about the law enforcement exceptions....pipe down). This is going to drag on for a bunch more years yet, so don't get all hopeful that Illinois is trending toward joining the other forty-nine states anytime soon.