Gun rights groups sued Illinois on Wednesday over the state's new semiautomatic weapons ban, enacted after a shooter killed seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.
“It violates the equal protection clause because it carves out a whole section of people,” DeVore said. “They are free to do what they will based on their employment.”
Jordan Abudayyeh, spokesperson for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who signed the law Jan. 10, said the Democrat is confident of its constitutionality and accused opponents of grandstanding. “This legislation was the result of hundreds of hours of collaboration and cooperation between legal experts, legislators and advocates and it makes Illinois a safer place for every resident,” Abudayyeh said in a statement. “Despite political grandstanding from those more beholden to the gun lobby than to the safety of their constituents, this law is in effect and protecting Illinoisans from the constant fear of being gunned down in a place of worship, at a parade, or on a street corner.
Dane Harrel, a southern Illinois gun store owner, is the lead plaintiff in the federal test of the ban. Backed by the Illinois State Rifle Association and two other nonprofit gun rights groups, Harrel contends that the new law unconstitutionally bans commonly used weapons, not dangerous or unusual guns, which is the only justification for government regulation, according to the landmark 2008 Supreme Court case known as Heller.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, where gun rights advocacy is strong. The federal court’s northern district base is Chicago, where gun violence produces a much stronger attitude toward regulation.
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