Friedman v. City of Highland Park, Illinois

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Second Amendment
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 14-3091
Decision Date: 
April 27, 2015
Federal District: 
N.D. Ill., E. Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed
Dist. Ct. did not err in denying plaintiffs-gun owners’ request to enjoin enforcement of defendant’s ordinance than banned possession of assault weapons (any semi-automatic gun that can accept large-capacity magazine), as well as large capacity magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds. While plaintiffs argued that said ordinance violated Second Amendment as construed under Heller, 554 US 570, record contained some evidence suggesting that subject guns were “dangerous,” and instant ordinance, consistent with Heller, otherwise allowed citizens to own variety of handguns that could be used for self-protection. Moreover, Ct. agreed with defendant that some categorical limits on kinds of weapons that can be possessed are proper, and further noted that similar ordinance has already been found not to violate Second Amendment by another Circuit Court of Appeals. Ct. also observed that close questions concerning relation among assault weapons, crime and self-defense are best resolved through political process, rather than through court system. (Dissent filed.)