Federal judge rules Illinois’ concealed carry public transit ban unconstitutional
By Lauren Taylor (Reporter), Jack Henry (Video Editor)
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A federal judge ruled it’s unconstitutional for the state of Illinois to prohibit residents with concealed carry permits from carrying on public transportation. The judge cited the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision.
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Click to see story on archive.mdThe ruling currently applies only to the four plaintiffs who challenged the law in a 2022 lawsuit. They argued that the ban infringed upon their Second Amendment right to self-defense while using buses and trains.
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The Bruen decision mandates that firearms regulations be evaluated using the test of the “historical tradition of firearm regulation,” setting a new standard for constitutional scrutiny.
Under this new standard, governments must demonstrate that gun control measures align with U.S. historical traditions. This requirement is reshaping firearms legislation nationwide.
U.S. District Judge Iain Johnston made the decision based on examination of historical records. The judge concluded that the state failed to demonstrate a founding-era tradition of firearm regulation that would justify prohibiting concealed carry on public transit for permit holders.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office is preparing to challenge the recent ruling, indicating a likely appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Raoul’s office said that until there’s a final decision, Illinois residents should continue to abide by the state’s concealed carry law on the books.
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A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED – IT’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR THE STATE OF ILLINOIS TO PROHIBIT RESIDENTS WITH CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS FROM CARRYING ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, CITING THE SUPREME COURT’S 2022 BRUEN DECISION.
THE RULING CURRENTLY APPLIES ONLY TO THE FOUR PLAINTIFFS WHO CHALLENGED THE LAW IN A 2022 LAWSUIT, ARGUING THAT THE BAN INFRINGED UPON THEIR second amendment RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE WHILE USING BUSES AND TRAINS.
THE BRUEN DECISION MANDATES THAT FIREARMS REGULATIONS BE EVALUATED USING THE TEST OF THE ‘HISTORICAL TRADITION OF FIREARM REGULATION,’ SETTING A NEW STANDARD FOR CONSTITUTIONAL SCRUTINY.
UNDER THIS NEW STANDARD, GOVERNMENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT GUN CONTROL MEASURES ALIGN WITH U.S. HISTORICAL TRADITIONS, A REQUIREMENT THAT IS RESHAPING FIREARMS LEGISLATION NATIONWIDE.
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE IAIN JOHNSTON MADE THE DECISION BASED ON EXAMINATION OF HISTORICAL RECORDS, CONCLUDING THAT THE STATE FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE A FOUNDING-ERA TRADITION OF FIREARM REGULATION THAT WOULD JUSTIFY PROHIBITING CONCEALED CARRY ON PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR PERMIT HOLDERS.
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL’S OFFICE IS PREPARING TO CHALLENGE THE RECENT RULING, INDICATING A LIKELY APPEAL TO THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.
RAOUL’S OFFICE SAYS UNTIL THERE’S A FINAL DECISION – ILLINOIS RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO ABIDE BY THE STATE’S CONCEALED CARRY LAW ON THE BOOKS.
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Click to see story on Chicago Sun TimesState law banning concealed carry on public transit ruled unconstitutional – IPM Newsroom
Click to see story on ipmnewsroom.orgIllinois law banning concealed carry on public transit is unconstitutional, judge rules
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Click to see story on MYSTATELINEIllinois judge allows concealed carry on CTA, Metra for some license holders
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