Dist. Ct. did not err in dismissing plaintiff’s complaint alleging that defendant-County’s ban on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines violated plaintiffs’ 2nd Amendment rights. Ct. noted that plaintiffs’ lawsuit was materially indistinguishable from 2nd Amendment challenge contained in ordinance at issue in Friedman, 784 F.3d 406, in which Ct. had upheld similar ban on assault rifles, and plaintiff failed to articulate compelling reason to revisit outcome in Friedman, where: (1) reducing dangerousness of crime and making public feel safer were substantial interests that justified instant ban; and (2) instant ban did not leave residents without other means of self-defense. Ct. rejected plaintiff’s claim that there were material distinctions between Highland Park residents in Friedman and Cook County residents in instant case so as to justify different outcome than in Friedman.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Second Amendment