Civil liberty advocates sue Illinois over 'show your papers' gun law
The complaint says the law forces residents to seek state permission before possessing firearms and shifts the burden of proof to citizens.
- On Tuesday, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Act, naming Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke as defendants.
- Currently, Illinois and Massachusetts are the only two states requiring blanket licensing for gun possession, which NCLA argues treats firearm ownership as a state-granted privilege rather than a right.
- Three plaintiffs—Navy veteran Christopher Laurent, Chicago restaurant owner Kim Dalton, and liberty advocate Justin Tucker—joined the suit, stating they "refuse to submit to the state's unconstitutional procedure, and are unwilling to subject themselves to criminal prosecution by violating the law."
- NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel Jacob Huebert explained the group seeks to nullify the law, arguing it unconstitutionally places the burden of proof on citizens, stating, "The court should explain to Illinois officials that they can't force people to get a license."
- Despite having the second-strongest gun laws in the country, Illinois ranks 13th nationally in gun homicides, averaging 8.2 deaths per 100,000 residents, and the federal court will now determine whether the state's licensing system can legally stand.
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Illinois Gun Law Under Fire: Group Sues To Kill ‘Permission Slip’ Requirement For Firearm Owners - Tampa Free Press
A legal advocacy organization filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday targeting an Illinois law that forces residents to get a state license before they can own any gun or ammunition. The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed the lawsuit, called Laurent v. Kelly, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The […] Illinois Gun Law Under Fire: Group Sues To Kill ‘Permission Slip’ Requirement For Firearm Owners
Illinois Firearm ID Law Challenged in Federal Lawsuit
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday, May 19, challenging the constitutionality of Illinois’ Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Act. The lawsuit, brought in federal court, alleges that the state law violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. The NCLA’s complaint names the following as defendants: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul Illinois […]
Dem State Sued for Forcing Gun Owners to Carry ID Cards.
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) has filed a lawsuit against Illinois, arguing the state’s firearm ID law infringes on both the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A lawsuit arguing that one of Illinois’s cornerstone gun control laws is unconstitutional has been filed against the state’s lawmakers. DETAIL: On Tuesday, The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a non-profit public interest law firm focusing on consti…
Civil Liberty Group Sues Illinois Over License Required to Buy Guns, Ammunition
"But requiring people to get permission from the government in advance even to obtain a gun for hunting or for self-defense in the home is outrageous. The point of having Constitutional rights is that we do not have to get the government’s permission to exercise them.”
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