Illinois Supreme Court Upholds the State Assault Weapons Ban
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Family, both chosen and blood,
By a 4-3 vote, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state assault weapons ban on August 11, 2023. Democrat Mary Kay O'Brien voted with the minority. It seems strange to me to label Illinois Justices “Democrat” or “Republican.” I suppose it seems strange to me to vote for judges although I have been doing it for years.
Here’s the opinion.
Part of me thinks I should dig into the opinion and try to understand it and perhaps explain it to you. Another part of me thinks I have other, more important things to do, like figuring out how to change the footer and header for these posts. Another part of me wants to go back to bed.
What do you think?
Much love,
Fred
As a USA citizen I’m very concerned about the rapid expansion of assault weapon access and ownership across the country. However, I’m skeptical that a patchwork of state-level laws could result in meaningful progress on a national issue.
Example: 17 yr old Illinois resident Kyle Rittenhouse obtained the AR-15 he used in Kenosha from his sister’s boyfriend, who bought it for him at a hardware store in Ladysmith, WI
https://www.westernjournal.com/rittenhouses-friend-still-charged-intentionally-giving-dangerous-weapon-minor-causing-death/
Reference: although published back in 2014 I doubt gun “trafficking” across state borders has been reduced since then
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/Assets/downloads/20151102-Tracing-Guns.pdf
Don't go back to bed. Hard to believe that anyone would vote against an assault weapons ban. Is that 2nd amendment so immutable that it can't be made to recognize current situations. If supreme court justices won't recognize the problem, we don't need supreme court anymore. Much like Israel..Lloyd