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[…]
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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. […]
Sigale Challenges Injustices of Concealed Carry Application Process
Civil Rights, Gun Law May 06, 2019
The Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. is co-counsel in the cause of Michael White, who has for years attempted to obtain an Illinois concealed carry license. His case has repeatedly been referred to the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board, where the false presumptions about long-ago alleged occurrences, and the lack of a hearing[…]
Today was a day of victories large and small for the Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. In the morning, the District Court for the Southern District of Illinois entered a judgment in favor of the Firm’s clients in N.Doe v. East St. Louis Housing Authority, which was a challenge on behalf of public[…]
The Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. has recently obtained a ruling that the Village of Deerfield exceeded its authority when it enacted an assault weapon ban (AWB) and large capacity magazine (LCM) ban. In Easterday v. Village of Deerfield, a Judge in the Lake County Circuit Court held the ordinances to be unenforceable[…]
Sigale Files Lawsuit in Missouri to Protect Foster Parents’ Second Amendment Rights
Civil Rights, Gun Law Jan 21, 2019
The Law Firm of David G. Sigale has filed suit in federal Court in the Western District of Missouri in Kansas City to overturn restrictions on the Second Amendment rights of foster parents (Attaway et al v. Corsi). The challenged restrictions prohibit the basic right to armed self-defense of a foster family, whether parents, natural[…]