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Illinois State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) approves of the restraining order that was recently granted against the newly-passed gun ban.

According to KSDK News, on Jan. 20, an Effingham County Judge, Joshua Morrison, granted a temporary restraining order against the newly passed law, which affects 866 plaintiffs in the lawsuit brought by attorney Thomas DeVore. Plaintiffs in the case include Effingham's Accuracy Firearms LLC.

"This was the right call. I have said for weeks that this law is unconstitutional, and now a judge has agreed. I understand there will be further court actions in the State of Illinois and that a federal lawsuit is pending," Severin wrote in a Jan. 20 Facebook post. "Any time an unconstitutional law like this can be halted, it means citizens’ rights are being protected. I agree with today’s decision and look forward to this firearms ban law being struck down at the Illinois Supreme Court and in the United States Supreme Court."

Senate Bill 2226 was filed on Jan. 5, by Emanuel Chris Welch and includes much of the information that was included in House Bill 5855, which was previously filed by Rep. Bob Morgan on Dec. 1, 2022. SB 2226 bans the manufacture, sale and purchase of assault weapons and the large capacity ammunition magazines needed to use the guns. It also requires owners of the banned firearms to register those weapons with the state and bans items that can convert legal handguns into illegal automatic weapons. 

Rep. Severin attacked the passage and signing of this bill in a Jan. 10 press release. 

"Democrats in Illinois have taken their quest to pass unconstitutional gun control legislation to the next level tonight, as Governor Pritzker has signed a bill that will make law-abiding citizens into felons for failing to comply with government managed gun registry," Severin said, according to the press release. "The Illinois State Rifle Association has pledged to sue the State of Illinois for passing this bill to stop it from being implemented. I support their planned court challenge and will continue to advocate for the Second Amendment Rights of the people of the State of Illinois and the United States of America."

Attorney Thomas DeVore's law office web page shared the documents pertaining to this temporary restraining order. The documents include the complaint which lists all 866 plaintiffs, a notice of hearing, and other documents, including a copy of the temporary restraining order.