(The Center Square) – Thousands of plaintiffs are now covered by a temporary restraining order issued by judges in four separate lawsuits against Illinois’ “assault weapons” and magazine bans.

The ban on certain semi-automatic guns and magazine capacities has been in effect since January 10.

Four temporary restraining orders have been put in place, with the latest order being issued Friday in Effingham County.

Attorney Thomas DeVore, who secured the latest restraining order in state court, says of the three cases he has filed, 4,713 individual plaintiffs and 148 Federal Firearms Licensees from across the state are protected against enforcement.

A separate state-level case from Macon County resulted in a temporary restraining order for several named plaintiffs and the plaintiff association Law-Abiding Gun Owners of Macon County, which has around 2,100 members.

Named plaintiffs in the four separate cases with temporary restraining orders can buy and sell guns and magazines despite the state’s gun ban.

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