(The Center Square) − Ahead of oral arguments over Illinois’ gun ban in the federal appeals court, attorneys for the state filed their final reply brief.

Part of the state’s argument filed Thursday is that the firearms banned in 2023 are both dangerous and unusual. They cite that only 0.64% of the state’s population registered their firearms.

“Relatedly, plaintiffs cite the district court’s estimate that between 14.1 and 18.2 million adults own AR-platform rifles,” the filing says. “Even if these national numbers were more probative than the Illinois-specific data, that would amount to only 5% of Americans. In short, the evidence showed that these firearms are not widely possessed.”

Todd Vandermyde advocates for the Second Amendment.

“They are inferring that the only people that own

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