US EditionSupreme Court denies challenge to Illinois public transport gun ban
The justices declined to review a challenge from three concealed-carry holders, keeping Illinois’ transit firearm ban in force.
- On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a legal challenge to an Illinois law, leaving intact the state's 2013 prohibition on firearms aboard buses and trains.
- A three-judge U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel previously overturned a 2024 ruling by District Judge Iain Johnston, who had found the concealed carry provision unconstitutional.
- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul argued the ban aligns with historical traditions of limiting firearms in sensitive places, citing the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision as justification.
- Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke's office applauded the decision, while Illinois State Rifle Association lawyer David Sigale expressed disappointment with the outcome.
- The case remains among several ongoing legal challenges to Illinois gun laws, and the ISRA has indicated it will continue contesting such prohibitions in court.
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois' concealed carry ban on public transit
The Cook County State's Attorney’s office, alongside Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul and DuPage County state’s attorney, had challenged a lower court ruling overturning it in 2022. A federal appeals court backed the law in a September decision.
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The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge against an Illinois law that bans citizens from carrying concealed loaded guns on public transit. The state has prohibited firearms on buses and trains for over a decade, the Chicago Sun-Times noted. “Three Illinois residents challenged the ban, arguing it violates the Second and 14th Amendment rights,” The Center Square reports. “There is no historical tradition of banning law-abiding citizens from…
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Hanford SentinelUS Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois’ law barring concealed carry of guns on public transit
Nation's high court declined Monday to hear a challenge to an Illinois law barring concealed carry permit holders from carrying loaded guns on public transportation.
SCOTUS Decides Challenge to Public Transit Gun Ban
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether individuals can carry firearms on public transportation. The court declined to take up Schoenthal v. Raoul, which challenges an Illinois law banning citizens from carrying firearms on public transportation. Three Illinois residents challenged the ban, arguing it violates the Second and 14th Amendment rights. “There is no historical tradition of banning law-abiding citi…
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