Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) secured a permanent injunction against the State of Illinois’ poorly named Protect Illinois Communities Act. This law violates the Second Amendment and unconstitutionally bans many semi-automatic rifles, standard capacity magazines, and bump stocks, while instituting new registration requirements for gun owners.
GOA and GOF first filed suit in January of 2023, and within months secured a preliminary injunction against the tyrannical law. Frustratingly, the anti-gun judges on the 7th Federal Circuit Court blocked this earlier injunction, leading to today’s final ruling on the merits.
Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:
“This week just keeps getting better for gun owners and worse for anti-gunners like J.B. Pritzker. We warned them to fall in line, but instead they chose to do the opposite. And, while this case took time, we are thrilled with the victory and for the citizens of Illinois. We the People deserve the right to decide how best to protect ourselves and our loved ones, not anti-gun tyrants.”
Sam Paredes, on behalf of the board for GOF, added:
“This is incredible news, and we’re so proud to have played a major part in defeating this egregious violation of the Second Amendment. No doubt Governor Pritzker will appeal, but we are fully prepared to hold him accountable to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.”
