Deerfield Ill. bans all "assault weapons" 1k a day fine

[Daycrawler]

I say good luck enforcing this absurd law. Who is gong to enforce this?? What would you do as a gun owner?


CBS NEWS
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The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has once again ignited the public debate around assault rifles and large capacity magazines. And while no sweeping gun control laws have been enacted at the federal level, one town in Illinois is taking matters into its own hands.
The Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois voted on Monday to ban the possession, sale, and manufacture of assault weapons and large capacity magazines to "increase the public's sense of safety." What's more, CBS Chicago reports, anyone refusing to give up their banned firearm will be fined $1,000 a day until the weapon is handed over or removed from the town's limits.
The ordinance states, "The possession, manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the Village of Deerfield is not reasonably necessary to protect an individual's right of self-defense or the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia."

So, beginning June 13, banned assault weapons in Deerfield will include semiautomatic rifles with a fixed magazine and a capacity to hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, shotguns with revolving cylinders, and conversion kits from which assault weapons can be assembled. And those are just a few of the firearm varieties banned. The list is long and includes all the following models or duplicates thereof: AK, AKM, AKS, AK-47, AK-74, ARM, MAK90, Misr, NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 85, SA 93, VEPR, AR-10, AR-15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite M15, Olympic Arms PCR, AR70, Calico Liberty, Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle, Dragunov SVU, Fabrique NationalFN/FAL, FN/LAR, FNC, Hi-Point Carbine, HK-91, Kel-Tec Sub Rifle, SAR-8, Sturm, Ruger Mini-14, and more.
Antique handguns that have been rendered permanently inoperable and weapons designed for Olympic target shooting events are exempt, as are retired police officers.
"We hope that our local decision helps spur state and national leaders to take steps to make our communities safer," Deerfield Mayor Harriet Rosenthal said in a press release, after the ban on assault weapons passed unanimously.

[Walleye Hunter]

I don't know but I hope that the NRA jumps all over this. But I recall reading somewhere that this was done elsewhere and the final decision was not favorable.

[bogey1]

I want to play, I have a check book.

[Daycrawler]

I don't know but I hope that the NRA jumps all over this. But I recall reading somewhere that this was done elsewhere and the final decision was not favorable.

I recall a town someplace requiring all residents to own guns. That IIRC was found unconstitutional.

[Krichardson]

So they voted on and enacted the ban in order to give the public a sense of safety.....

[Parrisk]

"You gun nuts are blowing this up. Nobody is coming for your guns"

They most definitely are always trying to take our guns!

[Pilot321]

Illinois, like PA, has State Preemption. This will be struck down.

[Walleye Hunter]

Illinois, like PA, has State Preemption. This will be struck down.

That sounds good, there should be National Preemption.

[Rotorwash]

Illinois, like PA, has State Preemption. This will be struck down.

It may, but it will serve as an experiment to see how far it will go. Preemption is only good if its enforced or upheld in court.

[Pilot321]

It may, but it will serve as an experiment to see how far it will go. Preemption is only good if its enforced or upheld in court.

True. I am assuming someone will bring a case, maybe the NRA.