MADRID, 21 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –

A trial court in the US state of Illinois has temporarily put a new assault rifle control law on hold, preventing it from limiting the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines or banning switches that convert semi-automatic weapons in machine guns.

An Illinois judge has granted the temporary restraining order requested by some 800 plaintiffs, blocking the law signed by Democratic Governor Jay Robert Pritzker last week, as reported by CNN.

This measure limits the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines, prohibits switches that allow semi-automatic firearms to fire automatically, and “expands the ability of courts to prevent dangerous persons from possessing a firearm through gun restraint orders.” of fire”.

So-called switches that effectively convert a semi-automatic firearm to an automatic firearm are already prohibited in most circumstances by federal firearms laws.

The plaintiffs have argued that the ban violates the Illinois Constitution and have sought an exception in the law where they are allowed to purchase these types of weapons.

“This legislation has used criteria to choose who can and who can’t own guns without due consideration,” said the judge who stopped the law, Joshua Morrison.

“Furthermore, due to the speed with which this bill has been passed, the effect to protected classes could not be considered, nor could the legislature consider whether this was the least restrictive way to meet its objective,” he added, according to the aforementioned chain.

Meanwhile, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office has filed a notice of appeal and will ask the appellate court to vacate and vacate the temporary restraining order, Attorney General Jamey Dunn-Thomason said. in a statement after the ruling was made public.

“This decision is not surprising. Although disappointing, it is the initial result we have seen in many cases brought by plaintiffs whose goal is to promote ideology over public safety,” Pritzker added in the letter.

The lawsuit is one of several that followed the enactment of the new gun law, which was passed in large numbers in the Democratic-controlled state legislature.