![]() The gun rights association appealed that decision to the 7th Circuit, which also declined to issue an injunction. She also said the state and city "compellingly" argued that their laws protect public safety by removing particularly dangerous weapons from circulation. On the "balance of equities" test in particular, Kendall said the plaintiffs stand to suffer only "minimal" harms from the ban on the sale and possession of certain weapons. That standard requires someone to show that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their case, that they will suffer irreparable harm without an injunction, that the "balance of equities" tips in their favor and that an injunction is in the public interest. In a 33-page opinion, she said the plaintiffs failed to meet the high legal standard for a preliminary injunction. District Judge Virginia Kendall declined to block the laws while the case was being heard. 10, prohibits the manufacture, sale and possession of more than 190 types of firearms that it classifies as "assault weapons," as well as many grips, stocks and attachments. Both laws were enacted in response to a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park that left seven people dead and scores more injured or traumatized. The National Association for Gun Rights and Bevis are plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging both the state weapons ban and Naperville's own ban enacted by the city of Naperville in August 2022. "This ruling is a victory in the fight to keep these weapons of war from creating more carnage in communities like mine and countless others across this state." "The Protect Illinois Communities Act has already prevented the sale of thousands of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in our state," he said. Bob Morgan, a Deerfield Democrat, who was the law's chief sponsor in the House, issued a statement praising the court's decision. Once the full court has acted on an application, the application is considered closed and there is no opportunity to seek action again. ![]() It would have taken votes from five justices to grant the injunction. The court did not issue an opinion giving its reasons for the denial. According to a notation on the court's website, Barrett referred the application to the full court, which declined to issue the injunction. On April 26, the National Association for Gun Rights, in conjunction with Robert Bevis, the owner of Law Weapons and Supply, filed an application for an injunction with Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who hears emergency requests from the 7th Circuit. ![]()
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