You might remember that the village of Deerfield, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, voted in April to “ban the possession, sale, and manufacture of assault weapons and large capacity magazines to ‘increase the public’s sense of safety.’” Residents were given until June 13 to turn in their banned firearms or be fined $1,000 a day.
The ordinance stated that the possession, manufacture, and sale of assault weapons in the Village of Deerfield “is not reasonably necessary to protect an individual’s right of self-defense or the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia.”
The Free Beacon’s Stephen Gutowski is reporting Tuesday night, though, that a circuit court judge has blocked the ordinance.
Breaking: Circuit Court Judge Blocks Deerfield, Illinois "Assault Weapons" Ban Ordinance pic.twitter.com/8VJOr7y1xj
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 12, 2018
Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation which brought the case, said the gun ban ordinance violated state law. pic.twitter.com/wZ4YPad7QZ
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 12, 2018
That “nobody is coming to take your guns” line has been disproved more than once.
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1006684576486428672
Great news!
— Erica Kaiser (@EricaKaiser_) June 12, 2018
Thank god someone read the law
— Jose Galan (@jgalan707) June 13, 2018
Was wondering how long it would take.
— Michael Henley (@risibleusername) June 12, 2018
I had no idea IL has a preemption law. How did they ever think that ordinance would pass judicial review? What a waste of time and money.
— Rufus (@Rufus_GB) June 13, 2018
A lot of states have preemption laws but localities do things like this anyway.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) June 13, 2018
Well, they had to do something to “increase the public’s sense of safety” in the midst of nationwide “assault weapon” paranoia — why not just confiscate all the scary guns?
Related:
Deerfield, Ill., passes gun ban, votes to fine citizens $1,000 a day for possessing 'assault weapons' https://t.co/gQ4FpquTnD
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 4, 2018
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