Illinois House Republicans are both condemning and praising a recent ruling about illegal immigrants being able to carry firearms for protection.
Earlier this month, federal judge Sharon Johnson Coleman ruled in favor of Heriberto Carbajal-Flores, an undocumented migrant, who was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. She said the law violates the Second Amendment as applied in this one case.
State Rep. Dan Caulkins praised the decision, saying that standard means Illinois’ Firearm Owners ID card should be struck down.
State Rep. John Cabello agreed if the FOID card could be found null under such a ruling, that’s a good thing.
Cabello filed House Bill 5790 Friday that he said clarifies that illegal immigrants cannot become law enforcement and detain legal citizens.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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