[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Illinois just got a win (Page 2 of 2)
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Quoted: I thought we didn’t like activist judges. @marlinfan You are correct, we don't like activist judges. Main sentence from Judge Webb's decision: “The Defendant's possession of a .22 caliber rifle within the confines of her home, even without a valid FOID card falls squarely within the protections afforded her by the Second Amendment." Judge Webb is a Constitutionalist / Textualist Sven Manticore Arms |
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(From the Second Amendment Foundation email that goes out to members): In his 15-page decision, White County Resident Circuit Judge T. Scott Webb observed, “The Defendant's possession of a .22 caliber rifle within the confines of her home, even without a valid FOID card falls squarely within the protections afforded her by the Second Amendment. ? “If an intruder had entered Ms. Brown's home,” Judge Webb added, “and threatened violence towards her and, God forbid, she was forced to use that .22 rifle to defend herself, she would have committed a class A misdemeanor carrying with it a possible penalty of up to 364 days in the county jail. She could claim self-defense, but that does not change the fact that she possessed a firearm without a valid FOID Card. Such an outcome is asinine especially in this great nation that so cherishes the right to be secure and defend oneself within the home.” I love how Judge Webb used the word "asinine" to describe the State of Illinois' actions in his published decision, LOL Sven Manticore Arms |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/54857/IMG_1097_-_Copy_JPG-3461011.JPG I stopped hoping Illinois would fix the PICA and FOID issue and voted with my feet. I left Illinois. There is no hope for Illinois, now or ever.  All PICA did was open the floodgates for people to leave IL. It will never get better there. I moved out of there myself. Thousands are moving out at a faster rate. |
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Quoted: I thought we didn’t like activist judges. Quoted: I thought we didn’t like activist judges. This is the opposite of being "activist". The judge actually applied the law of the land as it stands. Quoted: Illinois has to be the most regulated, micromanaged state in the union New Jersey and New York are far worse. |