Federal appeals court hears challenge to IL’s mass transit concealed carry ban

Federal appeals court hears challenge to IL’s mass transit concealed carry ban – Center Square

The case Schoenthal v. Raoul, filed in 2022, challenges Illinois’ concealed carry law that carves out places like mass transit where people licensed to carry concealed  firearms are prohibited from carrying. In August 2024, a Northern District of Illinois federal judge sided with plaintiffs, saying the law violates the Second Amendment.

Federal appeals court hears challenge to IL’s mass transit concealed carry ban

(The Center Square) – Whether a federal district judge was right to declare the state’s ban on carrying concealed firearms on mass transit as unconstitutional is up to an appeals

7th Circuit Panel to Hear Arguments in Chicago Transit CCW Ban - Liberty Park Press

A federal appeals court panel is scheduled to hear oral arguments today in a challenge of an Illinois law banning licensed concealed carry on public transit, according to a report at Bloomberg Law. The case is known as Schoenthal v. Raoul, and is being supported by the Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition. According to the court calendar, arguments are scheduled to begin at 9:30 CDT. Filed originally in September 2022, the c…