Legal Opinion
Shepard v. Madigan
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided March 30, 2012No. 11-CV-405-WDSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
STIEHL, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on the issue of whether the State of Illinois’ Unlawful Use of a Handgun and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Handgun statutes violate the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Under current Illinois law citizens are prohibited from carrying loaded, operable firearms in public. See, 720 ILCS §§ 5/24-l(a)(4); 5/24-l(a)(10); 5/24-1.6(a)(l)-(3)(B).
Before the Court are several pending motions, including: plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction (Doc. 20) to which defendants have filed replies (Docs. 28, 29,…
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