The Fight for Your Second Amendment Rights
Law Weapons has been on the front lines of the most significant Second Amendment legal battle in Illinois history — and we are still fighting, right now, today.
Law Weapons & Supply has been on the front lines of the most significant Second Amendment legal battle in Illinois history — and we are still fighting, right now, today. This fight costs money, takes time, and demands persistence. We have never stopped, and we are not stopping now.
How We Got Here
In September 2022, Robert Bevis and Law Weapons & Supply filed the first federal post-Bruen challenge to both the City of Naperville's assault weapons ordinance and Illinois' Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) — the sweeping state law that bans the sale, purchase, and transfer of commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and standard-capacity magazines. That case, Bevis v. City of Naperville, became the lead case in the Seventh Circuit and was consolidated with the other major PICA challenges, including Barnett v. Raoul.
We didn't wait for someone else to fight this battle. We filed first, we fought hard, and we are still standing.
Where the Case Stands Today
The consolidated cases have completed a full trial on the merits. U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn — after a four-day bench trial — ruled in November 2024 that PICA is unconstitutional and issued a permanent injunction blocking its enforcement. That injunction is currently stayed while the State of Illinois appeals to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Oral arguments before the Seventh Circuit were held on September 22, 2025. In a historic development, the Trump administration's Department of Justice — through its Civil Rights Division — filed a 34-page amicus brief declaring PICA “flatly unconstitutional” under the Supreme Court's Bruen standard and stood alongside the plaintiffs during oral argument. The federal government is on our side. That matters.
We are now waiting for the Seventh Circuit's ruling. That decision could come down at any time.
What Comes Next
If the Seventh Circuit rules in our favor and affirms Judge McGlynn's permanent injunction, PICA falls. Illinois gun owners immediately regain their rights to purchase, own, and sell the firearms that have been banned for over two years. Law Weapons can serve its customers freely again.
If the Seventh Circuit rules against us, we will take this case directly to the United States Supreme Court. The record is fully developed, the DOJ is on our side, and multiple Justices have already signaled this issue needs a definitive answer.
“There is a strong argument that AR-15s are in common use by law-abiding citizens and therefore are protected by the Second Amendment” and the Court “should and presumably will address” this question soon.
— Justice Brett Kavanaugh
The related case Viramontes v. Cook County is also currently before the Supreme Court on a petition for certiorari, relisted multiple times — another signal that the Court is ready to settle this question once and for all.
Either way, this fight is not over. And we will be there for every step of it.
This Fight Isn't Free
Litigation of this magnitude — district court trials, appellate briefs, expert witnesses, and the road to the Supreme Court — costs real money. Law Weapons has carried much of this fight as a small business standing up against the full resources of the State of Illinois.
We are asking for your help.
If you believe in the Second Amendment — if you believe that law-abiding Americans have the right to own the firearms that are in common use across this country — please consider making a donation to support this legal fight. Every dollar goes toward keeping this case alive, funding the legal team, and making sure that when this reaches the Supreme Court, we are ready.
No amount is too small. Every contribution helps us keep fighting for you, your family, and every gun owner in America.
Why This Matters to Every Gun Owner
Every day PICA remains in effect, law-abiding citizens in Illinois are denied their constitutional rights. Dealers cannot sell the most popular rifles in America. Customers cannot purchase firearms they have every right to own. This is not about politics. It is about the Constitution — and what it plainly says.
Law Weapons is not just a gun store. We are fighting in the courts on your behalf every single day. We will not stop until every Illinois gun owner has their full Second Amendment rights restored.
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