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[…]
This blog is long. I hope you will read to the end. Racism is evil in all its forms, and not just the outright racism that leads to “under color of law” killings such as that of George Floyd, or the racial violence that caused the death of Ahmaud Arbery. It is also the sometimes[…]
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[…]
On April 2, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its Opinion in the FOID card case State of Illinois v. Vivian Brown, where the trial court declared the FOID card law unconstitutional for those wishing to possess a firearm in their homes for self-defense, and the State appealed directly to the State Supreme Court. In the end, the[…]
First and foremost: I hope everyone is keeping safe and healthy in this unprecedented and extraordinary time of COVID-19, one that is challenging all of us, and I join in all the thank-yous to the medical personnel and first responders who are working so heroically to their own detriment for everyone else’s benefit. It is[…]
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 Law Firm of David G. Sigale has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two individuals, the Illinois State Rifle Association, and the Second Amendment Foundation against the Illinois State Police and its officials over the lengthy delays of the ISP in responding to FOID appeals. The Plaintiffs in particular had their FOIDs revoked in[…]
David G. Sigale has been selected as a Super Lawyer for seven times and is honored to have been selected by his peers again in 2020. Mr. Sigale has become one of the Nation’s leading Second Amendment and civil rights attorneys since serving as co-counsel in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McDonald v. City[…]
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[…]