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Attorney David G. Sigale, has filed with his co-counsel a Petition for Writ of Certiorari before the United States Supreme Court, seeking review of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal’s 2-1 panel decision in Bevis v. City of Naperville, which upheld the State’s ban on many semi-automatic firearms and magazines. The firm represents the Plaintiffs in Harrel v. Raoul,[…]

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David G. Sigale recently addressed the many attendees at the Second Amendment Foundation’s annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, which was held this year in Phoenix, Arizona. Sigale spoke on updates to Illinois firearm laws and lawsuits, including the pending challenge to the State’s assault weapon ban which is currently in the Seventh Circuit Court of[…]

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David G. Sigale recently appeared on the Podium and Panel podcast to discuss the pending State of Illinois v. Brown case, which he recently argued at the Illinois Supreme Court. Brown involves the constitutionality of the FOID Card Act as it is applied to law-abiding persons who wish to possess a long gun in their home for self-defense purposes. A decision[…]

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Ten years ago today, June 28, 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. City of Chicago that the individual right of self-defense, enshrined in the Second Amendment, applies equally to local and state governments. From there, the federal appeals Court in Chicago ruled that range training is protected (Ezell v. City of Chicago), as[…]

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