Federal judge refuses to block rifle ban enforcement twill
In a 31-page opinion, Judge Lindsay Jenkins in the Northern District of Illinois said the laws are intended to protect public safety by removing particularly dangerous weapons from circulation. She also said that the government's interest in protecting public safety outweighs any harm the laws might have on a person's right to keep and bear arms.
The law bans the possession, sale or manufacture of a long list of semiautomatic rifles and handguns that are defined as"assault weapons" as well as large-capacity magazines, defined as 10 or more rounds for a rifle and 15 or more rounds for a handgun. It exempts certain people from the ban such as law enforcement officers and active-duty military personnel.
Herrera filed his lawsuit shortly after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the state ban into law. He owns several weapons that are now banned including two AR-15 rifles, which he says he uses for self-defense, hunting and sport shooting. In a ruling released Tuesday, Jenkins denied the motions to block enforcement of the laws, saying that any injuries the laws may be causing Herrera were outweighed by the interest in protecting public safety. She also said an injunction and restraining order were not warranted because Herrera was unlikely to prevail on the merits of his case.
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