CHICAGO, IL (June 20, 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a Seventh Circuit response brief in its lawsuit that secured a preliminary injunction against the Illinois “Protect Illinois Communities Act” (“PICA”). The brief in FPC’s Harrel v. Raoul case, along with other case documents, can be viewed at FPCLaw.org.

“Simply put, the firearms and feeding devices Illinois has banned are not just in common use; they are ubiquitous,” argues the brief. “Under a straightforward application of Bruen, that puts HB5471 profoundly out of step with our Nation’s history of regulating firearms. The district court was thus eminently correct to recognize Illinois’ grave overstep and enjoin HB5471.”

“Two months ago, the District Court correctly found that the arms banned by PICA are in common use and protected by the Second Amendment,” said FPC Vice President of Communications Richard Thomson. “We look forward to the Seventh Circuit affirming the District Court’s decision and letting our preliminary injunction go into effect.”

FPC is joined in this lawsuit by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Illinois State Rifle Association.

Individuals who would like to Join the FPC Grassroots Army and support important pro-rights lawsuits and programs can sign up at JoinFPC.org. Individuals and organizations wanting to support charitable efforts in support of the restoration of Second Amendment and other natural rights can also make a tax-deductible donation to the FPC Action Foundation. For more on FPC’s lawsuits and other pro-Second Amendment initiatives, visit FPCLegal.org and follow FPC on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube.

Firearms Policy Coalition (firearmspolicy.org), a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization, exists to create a world of maximal human liberty, defend constitutional rights, advance individual liberty, and restore freedom. FPC’s efforts are focused on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and adjacent issues including freedom of speech, due process, unlawful searches and seizures, separation of powers, asset forfeitures, privacy, encryption, and limited government. The FPC team are next-generation advocates working to achieve the Organization’s strategic objectives through litigation, research, scholarly publications, amicus briefing, legislative and regulatory action, grassroots activism, education, outreach, and other programs.

FPC Law (FPCLaw.org) is the nation’s first and largest public interest legal team focused on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and the leader in the Second Amendment litigation and research space.