Illinois' 2-week-old ban on semiautomatic weapons outlaws 'ubiquitous' firearms in 'radical' defiance of the Constitution's Second Amendment, a federal lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association Tuesday claims.
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois' 2-week-old ban on semiautomatic weapons outlaws"ubiquitous" firearms in"radical" defiance of the Constitution's Second Amendment, a federal lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association Tuesday claims.
Two individual gun owners from downstate Benton are lead plaintiffs in the NRA lawsuit, the second to be filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. They are joined by two southern Illinois gun dealers and shooting range operators, as well as a Connecticut-based shooting sports trade association.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service The 24 million AR-15 semiautomatic rifles in U.S. circulation far outnumber the 16 million Ford F-150 trucks, the nation's top-selling vehicle, according to the lawsuit.
Plaintiffs in all the lawsuits are likely seeking southern Illinois courts because of a stronger disposition toward Second Amendment rights. Guns are viewed far more favorably in central and southern Illinois where there are larger populations of hunters and sport shooters, compared to northern metropolitan areas, particularly Chicago, which continues to battle deadly handgun violence.
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