Four passengers on a Chicago commuter train were murdered as they sat sleeping during their trip home on Monday. Neither of the four were likely even aware they were being targeted for death. Meanwhile, the state tried to move to ban concealed carry permit holders from carrying their firearms on commuter vehicles like trains and buses.

The juxtaposition could not be more stark. Illinois Democrats essentially wanted a new law that makes all commuters sitting ducks as they ride public transit.

Per WLS-TV in Chicago:

A suspect is in custody after four people were shot and killed while sleeping on a CTA Blue Line train in Forest Park on Monday morning, officials said.

CTA workers discovered the horrific scene around 5:30 a.m. just as the inbound train arrived at the station at 711 Desplaines Avenue. Forest Park police said they received a 911 call that three people were shot on a train.

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Officers arrived on the scene and found four shooting victims. Three were pronounced dead on the scene, and a fourth was transported to Loyola University Medical Center, where they later died.

“These victims, likely, never saw it coming,” Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins said. “They were executed on Labor Day. In our community, people go to the pool. They go to the park. You know, they barbecue. But, today, a lot of people were calling the mayor’s office, expressing concern and asking if they were safe.”

At the same time, the state had been trying to ban people from being able to defend themselves against this kind of heinous act.

The state tried to pass a law to ban licensed and legal concealed carriers from having their firearms on mass transit.

Fortunately, a court case brought by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Firearms Policy Coalition put an end to this madness. And they won, forcing the state to dump its rules banning privately owned firearms from being carried on buses and trains.

In his opinion, Judge Iain D. Johnston wrote, “After an exhaustive review of the parties’ filings and the historical record, as required by Supreme Court precedent, the Court finds that Defendants failed to meet their burden to show an American tradition of firearm regulation at the time of the Founding that would allow Illinois to prohibit Plaintiffs—who hold concealed-carry permits—from carrying concealed handguns for self-defense onto the CTA and Metra.”

“This is a significant victory for legally-armed Illinois residents who rely on public transit,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb in Sept. 3 press release. “It is important that the court recognized Cook County Attorney Foxx’s argument that the ban was legal because Illinois is acting as a property owner was ‘breathtaking, jaw-dropping and eyepopping,’ and that wasn’t a compliment. It demonstrates how far government will reach in an attempt to justify its effort to restrict Second Amendment rights.”

“Illinois was attempting to perpetuate an indefensible policy of public disarmament, and Judge Johnston’s ruling brings that to a halt,” added SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut.

This was an important ruling, for sure.

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