The fact that the Supreme Court saw it differently is concerning. It isn’t just about future sales of constitutionally protected firearms at risk. This law forces citizens to register their firearms before January 1st. Once registered, the damage will be done. The Supreme Court knows this and allowed it anyway. Not good. Here’s the report generated from corporate media articles by Discern Reporter…

The Supreme Court has opted to uphold an Illinois law that prohibits high-powered semiautomatic weapons. In a recent order, the Court rejected a request from the National Association for Gun Rights for a preliminary injunction, allowing the law to remain in effect.

The legislation, signed by Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker in January, imposes penalties on individuals engaged in various activities related to assault weapons or .50 caliber rifles. These activities include carrying, possessing, manufacturing, selling, delivering, importing, or purchasing such firearms. The law also extends statutory penalties to those involved in selling, manufacturing, delivering, importing, possessing, or purchasing assault weapon attachments or .50 caliber cartridges.

Furthermore, the ban encompasses kits or tools designed to enhance the fire rate of semiautomatic weapons, and it sets limitations on the purchase of specific magazines. Following the Supreme Court’s decision, the law will remain in effect while it undergoes litigation in lower courts.

The National Association for Gun Rights, in response to the ruling, expressed dissatisfaction and emphasized their intention to pursue the case further. Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights, stated, “A right delayed is a right denied, and every day these gun bans are enforced is a travesty to freedom. We will be back to the Supreme Court as soon as our legal team finishes drafting our cert petition, and they will have to decide if they really meant what they said in Heller and Bruen.”

This decision aligns with a prior ruling by the 7th District U.S. Court of Appeals in November, which also declined to block the law. Earlier, in August, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the law in a 4-3 decision.

Notably, individuals who possessed firearms that would be prohibited under this law before its enactment can still retain ownership if they register the weapons with the state before January 1, 2024.

In other words, she caved from her gun ban and turned it into expansion of gun-free zones. It’s not a true win for the 2nd Amendment as any such restrictions are unconstitutional, but it’s good to see we haven’t quite turned into a full-blown police state.

According to Just The News:

At a press conference on Friday, Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that she was amending her controversial gun order to allow open and concealed carry, except in parks and playgrounds “where we know we have high risk of kids and families,” she said.

The move comes a day after a federal judge temporarily blocked the order and fellow Democratic politicians denounced her plan as unconstitutional. Local law enforcement had refused to enforce the order and the state’s attorney general had refused to defend it in court.

Lujan Grisham, citing recent shootings, had declared a public health emergency centered on gun violence. The executive order signed September 8, included an “action plan” that banned carrying a loaded weapon off of private property in Bernalillo County, which includes Albuquerque. The governor’s office threatened fines of up to $5,000 for violations.

The governor made the changes to the order after “listening to the debate in court,” according to ABC.

“I want to point out that the conversation in that court was pretty clear that we are not wrong about this emergency, or about the issues related to violence, gun violence and public safety generally,” she said.

This was a trial balloon to test the acceptance level for abolishing the 2nd Amendment. We can take it as a small victory, but in reality the powers-that-be learned lessons they will use against us. The battle will continue as incremental stripping of our God-given right to fight tyranny is an ongoing threat.

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