Bearing Arms by Cam Edwards 6/14/25
The Trump administration has taken another historic step in defense of the right to keep and bear arms by declaring in an amicus brief that Illinois' bans on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and ammunition magazines that can hold more than ten rounds violate the protections of the Second Amendment.
The brief, filed Friday with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, marks the first time that the Department of Justice has formally opposed a ban on so-called assault weapons, and comes as part of President Donald Trump's executive order directing all federal agencies to take the appropriate steps to safeguard the right to keep and bear arms.
In the brief, the DOJ argues there are "three very good reasons" why the appellate court should reverse course and affirm the district court’s permanent injunction, despite overturning U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn's earlier decision granting a preliminary injunction against the gun and magazine ban.
The DOJ brief declares that the Seventh Circuit simply got it wrong in a previous case dealing with an "assault weapons ban" called Bevis v. Naperville, in which the court declared that AR-15s and other semi-automatic long guns are “militaristic” firearms that fall beyond the scope of the Second Amendment's protection.
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https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2025/06/14/doj-says-illinois-gun-and-magazine-ban-violates-second-amendment-n1228941
