David G. Sigale files lawsuit stating FOID delays unconstitutional.
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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[…]
A few months back, an Illinois Appellate Court ruled that those who sought relief for their denied or revoked FOID cards could never get such relief because of the way the law was written. So Alfred Evans, Jr., a man with a checkered youth but now a fine family man and business owner, could not[…]
The Law Office of David G. Sigale and the Illinois State Rifle Association’s office, have been receiving calls for months regarding the Illinois State Police’s backlog of FOID and concealed carry license renewals. People who timely filed their renewal applications waited patiently, long after the deadline for processing, only to see they now have expired[…]
David Sigale was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune’s Katherine Douglas regarding Dione Weaver, who was sitting in his parked car on a Chicago street one late night when he saw a man walking from car to car shining a flashlight inside them. Weaver called 911, said he was worried about the person, and that Weaver[…]
The Illinois State Rifle Association recently released a statement on the subject of firearm rights and the new marijuana landscape in Illinois. Long and short, the Illinois State Police has stated it will “not revoke Firearm Owners’ Identification cards based solely on a person’s legal use of adult-use cannabis.” Further, unless the user (for some[…]
The Supreme Court heard the long-awaited oral argument Monday in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of New York. The case involves a former City ordinance allowing residents to only transport their home firearm to one of a few pre-approved fitting ranges, and nowhere else, such as a firing range outside the[…]
The Law Firm of David G. Sigale has filed a Petition for Certiorari in the case of Culp v. Raoul, which challenges the State of Illinois’ concealed carry system which results in law-abiding persons from 45 states being prohibited from filing an application for an Illinois CCL solely based on their state of residence, regardless[…]
New York City Trying to Moot 2nd Amendment Case at Supreme Court, But Case is Still Pending
Gun Law Aug 28, 2019
The first significant Second Amendment case in almost a decade is pending at the U.S. Supreme Court. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York, the plaintiffs are challenging an NYC ordinance forbidding the transport of a home firearm, except to seven NYC-approved firing ranges. The plaintiffs argue that the[…]
The case People of the State of Illinois v Vivian Claudine Brown, in which the circuit/trial court struck down the Illinois FOID law as applied to her only, is currently pending in the Illinois Supreme Court. Ms. Brown possessed a simple rifle which was kept in her home next to the bed for self-defense purposes. […]