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Supreme Court denies hearing challenge to Illinois law banning concealed guns on public transportation
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an opposition to an Illinois law that prohibits concealed-carry permit holders from bringing loaded guns onto public transportation, upholding a 2013 state provision that bans firearms from buses and trains. (Image from Shutterstock)
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an opposition to an Illinois law that prohibits concealed-carry permit holders from bringing loaded guns onto public transportation, upholding a 2013 state provision that bans firearms from buses and trains.
In September, a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago overturned a 2024 ruling by U.S. District Judge Iain Johnston of the Northern District of Illinois that the state’s public transportation provision of Illinois’ concealed-carry law was unconstitutional.
David Sigale, a lawyer for the Illinois State Rifle Association who represented the plaintiffs, said he and his clients are “very disappointed” with the Supreme Court’s decision, according to coverage by the Chicago Tribune.
Johnston challenged the 2022 case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, which requires modern gun laws to be rooted in the country’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a defendant in the case, said in a statement his office is “pleased” that the provision will continue to be enforced as part of state law.
The law also prevents the carrying of guns into government buildings, hospitals, stadiums during sporting events and other locations.
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