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Washington Examiner: Court halts public housing gun ban, big win for Ill. rape victim
by Paul Bedard | April 11, 2019 03:27 PM
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The Volokh Conspiracy: Challenge to Gun Ban in East St. Louis Public Housing
by Paul Bedard | April 11, 2019 03:27 PM
A federal court on Thursday cleared the way for an Illinois rape victim to have a gun in her public housing apartment to protect herself from further domestic violence, the latest judicial victory for Second Amendment advocates.
Senior Judge J. Phil Gilbert for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in Benton, Ill., issued a permanent injunction on the East St. Louis Housing Authority's gun ban, claiming it violated the Second and 14th Amendments letting citizens protect themselves.
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(Hat tip: Instapundit)Senior Judge J. Phil Gilbert for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in Benton, Ill., issued a permanent injunction on the East St. Louis Housing Authority's gun ban, claiming it violated the Second and 14th Amendments letting citizens protect themselves.
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Discussed before the ruling at:
The Volokh Conspiracy: Challenge to Gun Ban in East St. Louis Public Housing