On Friday, Federal District Court Judge Stephen P. McGlynn handed down a ruling striking down Illinois’ Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) as unconstitutional.
Today, the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that Federal District Court Judge Stephen P. McGlynn has ruled in the FPC Law case of Harrel v. Raoul that the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA), which bans semi-automatic firearms and their magazines, is unconstitutional. The 168-page decision, which followed a full bench trial, can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/harrel.
The PICA act was struck down on Second Amendment grounds, making this yet another case that bolsters the individual right to keep and bear arms:
After considering all of the evidence and arguments, the “Court must take action as justice demands,” the Court said in its decision. “PICA is an unconstitutional affront…
