What Will Happen Next?
We know it's coming. We know it's needed. As monumental as the Bruen decision is, the Second Amendment remains something less than a fundamental right in the eyes of many lawmakers and courts in Illinois and across the country. And we MUST keep up the fight to fix that.
If you have been following the news this week, the deadline for parties to file documents supporting their cases closed on October 21st. Illinois filed 3500 additional pages of what amounts to the regurgitation of every brain-dead anti-gun talking point and “argument” that has ever been conceived of. All that is left is to wait to see what Judge McGlynn does with that heap of garbage. While there is no firm timeline on when he will issue his decision, it took about three weeks during the preliminary injunction phase. Many are hoping that he drops his decision the Wednesday before Thanksgiving without the stay on the decision that the state of Illinois has requested in the hopes that some Freedom Week activities can take place. This would at least allow those who had guns on order before the ban went into effect to take delivery of them and enable the purchase of magazines, stocks, and other impacted accessories. Buying a whole gun before the following Monday would be challenging as the 72-hour waiting period would not have been met unless dealers open on Sunday and the state completes the background check successfully.
Either way, this case is bound for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and possibly SCOTUS. The Supreme Court will inevitably clarify the standard advanced in Bruen and hopefully eradicate the end runs we've witnessed over the past couple of years. However, the Court does need to take a case that provides that opportunity and options are plentiful, such as Snope v. Brown, which is perhaps chief among them.
When the Court does take a case, we MUST BE READY!
We know they will rely on Bruen's framework, which will emphasize the "history and tradition" of firearms restrictions. As we've shared before, extensive legal and historical research is critical to success.
Make NO MISTAKE. Our opponents will make powerful emotional arguments. They will shift the narrative away from the unmistakable fact that the framers knew EXACTLY what theY were doing in making the right to keep and bear arms so fundamental.
Your support TODAY is crucial as we gear up for this next stage of the battle. The 2A community must be cohesive and strong.