I was privileged to participate in a video for Guns.com, which details Rhonda Ezell and the Ezell v. Chicago firing range lawsuit, but also Rhonda’s continued efforts to promote Second Amendment rights for law-abiding Chicago residents. In the wake of the horrible tragedies committed by horrible people, it is important to take note of the[…]
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On June 26, 2008, ten years ago, two things happened that dramatically altered the landscape of Second Amendment law. The first was the Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, holding that individuals had a right under the Second Amendment to armed self-defense, and that handgun bans (such as the Washington D.C. ban[…]
Firm Files Second Amendment Challenge for Illinois Home Day Care Licensees
Civil Rights, Gun Law Apr 17, 2018
Attorney David G. Sigale, who specializes in Second Amendment law, has filed a lawsuit under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to a State law and Illinois Department of Children and Family Services rules, which ban handgun possession by day care home licensees. Shelbyville, Illinois residents Jennifer and Darin Miller have FOID cards, concealed carry licenses,[…]
David G. Sigale, on behalf of Daniel Easterday, a resident of Deerfield, the Illinois State Rifle Association, and the Second Amendment Foundation, has filed a lawsuit in Lake County, Illinois, against the ban on certain semiautomatic rifles and pistols (which the law labels as “assault weapons”), passed by the Village of Deerfield. The lawsuit, alleges[…]
The Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. has filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Illinois alleging that a public housing ban on home firearm possession (under threat of eviction) is an unconstitutional violation of both the Second Amendment, and the Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection. The lawsuit is filed on behalf[…]
In an example of how the law should not have the design, or the effect, or turning law-abiding persons into criminals, the Illinois Supreme Court struck down a portion of the state’s Firearms Concealed Carry Act that banned licensees from carrying concealed within 1,000 feet of a public park. The court stated that: Innocent[…]