SAF SEEKS EN BANC 7TH CIRCUIT COURT HEARING ON IL GUN, MAG BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys for the Second Modification Basis and its companions in one in all three federal courtroom actions difficult the ban on so-called “assault weapons” and their magazines in Illinois have filed a petition for rehearing earlier than an en banc panel of the Seventh U.S. Circuit Courtroom of Appeals.

The consolidated instances are generally known as Harrel v. Raoul, Barnett v. Raoul and Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Raoul. SAF is a plaintiff within the Harrel case, together with the Illinois State Rifle Affiliation, Firearms Coverage Coalition, C4 Gun Retailer and a personal citizen, Dane Harrel, for whom the case is known as. They’re represented by attorneys Mark L. Shaw, Jennifer Craigmile Neubauer and Michael A. Danfore of Waukegan, Unwell., and C.D. Michel and Anna M. Barvir of Lengthy Seaside, Calif, together with David Sigale of Wheaton, Unwell., and David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson and William V. Bergstrom of Washington, D.C.

“In our petition,” mentioned SAF founder and Government Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb, “we word how the three-judge appellate panel basically thumbs its nostril on the Supreme Courtroom’s ruling in Bruen. With out rationalization, the 2-1 appeals panel majority arbitrarily discovered that fashionable semiautomatic rifles are apparently not protected by the Second Modification regardless that they clearly are protected, primarily as a result of they’re in frequent use and aren’t thought-about ‘harmful or uncommon’ arms. The three-judge panel opinion can’t be allowed to face.”

“Simply because the appellate panel apparently disagrees with the Supreme Courtroom on the Second Modification,.” added SAF Government Director Adam Kraut, “they can’t merely reject the excessive courtroom’s rulings and make up their very own by subjectively figuring out all weapons on the banned record are appropriate just for navy functions and subsequently aren’t protected by the Second Modification. We’re hopeful a full en banc panel will right this error.”