Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Village of West Milwaukee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 2, 2012No. 10-2356PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Jesus Gonzalez was active in Wisconsin’s “open carry” movement, which advocates for the right to carry unconcealed firearms in public. On two occasions in 2008 and 2009, he openly carried a holstered handgun into retail stores in the Village of West Milwaukee and the City of Chilton, Wisconsin. On each occasion he was arrested for disorderly conduct and his gun was confiscated. He was not prosecuted for either incident, however, and his handguns were eventually returned.
Gonzalez sued the arresting officers and the two municipalities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting…
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