Legal Opinion
Michael Moore v. Lisa Madigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 11, 2012No. 12-1788, 12-1269PublishedCited by 205 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
These two appeals, consolidated for oral argument, challenge denials of declaratory and injunctive relief sought in materially identical suits under the Second Amendment. An Illinois law forbids a person, with exceptions mainly for police and other security personnel, hunters, and members of target shooting clubs, 720 ILCS 5/24-2, to carry a gun ready to use (loaded, immediately accessible — that is, easy to reach— and uncased). There are exceptions for a person on his own property (owned or rented), or in his home (but if it’s an apartment, only there and not in the…
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- United States v. ChesterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
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