by Barnett v. Raoul is the consolidated case which challenges the Illinois AWB and magazine ban. It is being heard before Judge Stephen McGlynn in US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. A hearing was held today in East St. Louis, Il.
Bishop On Air live tweeted the arguments in the case which is embedded below. He did a great job of capturing the essence of the arguments. I used Thread Reader to pull them all together.
https://t.co/QOQ6tTRYX4 @threadreaderapp unroll
— John Richardson 🌻 (@jpr9954) April 13, 2023
After the oral arguments ended, plaintiffs said they were confident on obtaining a preliminary injunction against the law. From my reading of Judge McGlynn’s questions, I think they very well get their injunction.
You can see more comments from the plaintiffs’ attorneys along with my friend Todd Vandermyde who served as a consultant in the case in the video below.
It sounds from the thread that it went well. One think that stood out to me was the plaintiffs seemingly agreeing to a 15 round limit for pistol magazines. I’ve got pistol magazines that I carry for reloads that hold 20. I’m not sure I’d have agreed any limit was legal. But I wasn’t there, and Illinois is an odd place.