Illinois Supreme Court Ruling Explores Scope of Second Amendment (The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies)

(Source: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies) Illinois Supreme Court Ruling Explores Scope of Second Amendment State Court Docket Watch Article January 31, 2014 Tara A. Fumerton On September 12, 2013, in People v. Aguilar, the Illinois Supreme Court held that Illinois's blanket prohibition of the concealed carry of a firearm in public in its aggravated unlawful use of weapons ("AUUW") statute (720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1), (a)(3)(A) (West 2008)) violated the second amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but that the portion of Illinois's unlawful possession of a firearm ("UPF") statute ((720 ILCS 5/24-3.1(a)(1) (West 2008)) that prohibited the possession of firearms by minors...