Videos tagged with Militia Exception

This analysis by Washington Gun Law's President, William Kirk, dissects the 7th Circuit's ruling on Illinois' assault weapon ban. The court, in Bevis v. Naperville, upheld the ban by staying injunctions, asserting that assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment as they are more akin to military-grade weaponry. Kirk critiques the court's methodology, arguing it deviates from established precedent like Heller and Bruen by focusing on English historical antecedents over American history and imposing an undue burden on plaintiffs.