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Its last appeal turned down, Illinois may no longer legally prevent Concealed Carry

By Coach Collins, on February 25th, 2013%

by Doug Book

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has told Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan for the last time that she MUST honor the Constitution of the United States by doing away with her state’s ban on the concealed carry of firearms.

It was back in December of last year that a 3 judge panel of the Court found the Illinois law banning concealed carry to be unconstitutional. “The Supreme Court has decided that the [2nd] amendment confers a right to bear arms for self-defense, which is as important outside the home as inside,” wrote 7th Circuit Judge Richard Posner, paraphrasing the opinion of S.C. Justice Samuel Alito. Naturally, the scrupulously liberal Madigan then petitioned the entire 10 member court, hoping that the ruling might be overturned. But the full court refused to reconsider the ruling of the panel. (1)

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The right of self-defense comes to Illinois

By Coach Collins, on December 14th, 2012%

by Doug Book, staff writer

On December 11th a 3 judge panel from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unconstitutional Illinois’ near total ban on the concealed carry of firearms. The 47 page decision in Moore v Madigan gives the Illinois legislature 180 days to craft legislation “…consistent with the public safety and the Second Amendment as interpreted in this opinion…” (1)

In the 2008, District of Columbia v Heller decision the Supreme Court upheld the 2nd Amendment right of American citizens to “…use arms in defense of hearth and home…” by finding unconstitutional the 32 year, Washington D.C. ban on the keeping of functioning firearms in the home. (2)

Two years later, in McDonald v City of Chicago, the Court ruled that the individual right to keep and bear arms applies to the states, thereby “…protecting [that] right from infringement by local governments.” (3) As Justice Alito wrote in the majority decision, “It … Continue Reading:The right of self-defense comes to Illinois

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